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bidon.

A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine; (specifically, sports) a water bottle which can be squeezed to squirt the beverage out of the nozzle, especially (cycling) one designed for mounting on a bicycle.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbiːdɒn/Received-Pronunciation/-dɒ̃/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbidɑn/General-American
  1. A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine; (specifically, sports) a water bottle which can be squeezed to squirt the beverage out of the nozzle, especially (cycling) one designed for mounting on a bicycle.

  2. A container for holding a liquid. A cup made of wood.

    archaic
  3. A container for holding a liquid. An oil drum; a petrol can.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French bidon (“can, canister, tin”), from Middle French bidon (“small sealed portable container made of metal or wood”), from Old Norse *biða (“container, vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *bidōn, *bidjan (“tub, vat; vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ- (“barrel; bucket; pot”), from *bʰeydʰ- (“to bind; to weave”).

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