Canso.
A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Meaning & usage
A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Ellipsis of Cape Canso: a cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Ellipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia.
Ellipsis of Canso Rocks: an islets of Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ellipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”).
Where this word comes from
From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q (literally “the place beyond the cliffs”), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.