kanna.
a (large) vessel with a handle and spout; a jug, a pot
Meaning & usage
a (large) vessel with a handle and spout; a jug, a pot
a (large) vessel with a handle and spout; a jug, a pot a can (of various containers, like watering cans, milk cans (even when having no spout), and oil cans)
an old Scandinavian unit of fluid measure, in Sweden equal to 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)
Till 8 liter (3 kannor) lingon tages [old-fashioned, now more likely används (“is used”) or the like] 4 liter (en och en halv kanna) vatten
a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)
[old-fashioned language] Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse kanna.
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