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canette.

can, tin, tin can

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.nɛt/
  1. can, tin, tin can

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French kanete (“vase, pitcher for serving beer”), a diminutive (with suffix -ette) of Medieval Latin cana, canna (“can, jug, vessel”), from Frankish *kanna (“jug, pitcher, can”), from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“tankard, mug, can”), from Proto-Indo-European *gandʰ-, *gan- (“a vessel, tub”). Cognate with Old High German channa (“can”), Old English canne (“can”). More at can.

noun/ka.nɛt/
  1. duckling (female)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French canette. By surface analysis, cane + -ette.

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