canon.
cannon, (big) gun
Meaning & usage
cannon, (big) gun
barrel (of firearm)
cannon for a horse
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French canon, corresponding to Italian cannone (from which borrowed most of the weaponry senses).
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hottie, dish, bombshell (attractive man/woman)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French canon, borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”). The 'attractive person' sense comes from an ellipsis of canon de beauté.
hot, sexy
Cette nouvelle coupe de cheveux te va trop bien, t'es canon!
Where this word comes from
From the above noun (see sense 4) by conversion.
glass of wine
Where this word comes from
From canne + -on.
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