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Kanne.

jug, pitcher, pot, can (container for pouring fluids, especially beverages, often having spout and handle)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkanə/
  1. jug, pitcher, pot, can (container for pouring fluids, especially beverages, often having spout and handle)

    feminine
  2. a bottle, typically of beer

    Ruhrgebiet · especially · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German kanne, Old High German channa, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ. Cognate with Old Norse kanna, Old English canne, English can, French canette (“small can”), Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽𐍉 (*kannō).

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