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can.

bleached, white

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/kan/
  1. bleached, white

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine, glow”). See also Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, “charcoal”), Albanian hënë (“moon”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining”) and Old Armenian խանդ (xand).

noun/kan/
  1. can (a sealed metal container, cylindrical or cuboid in form, typically used to store preserved foods)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English can.

noun/kan/
  1. flour

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine, glow”). See also Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, “charcoal”), Albanian hënë (“moon”), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining”) and Old Armenian խանդ (xand).

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