Canso

See also: canso and cansó

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæn.soʊ/
• Hyphenation: Can‧so
• Rhymes: -ænsəʊ

Proper noun

Canso

1. A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Ellipsis of Cape Canso: a cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. Ellipsis of Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia.
4. 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
5. Ellipsis of Canso Crater (“a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada”).

Descendants

• → French: Canso

Translations

town

• French: Canso, Canseau
• Mi'kmaq: gamso'q
• Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chanso

Further reading

• (cape): Cape Canso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (strait): Strait of Canso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (town): Canso, Nova Scotia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (islets): Canso Rocks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (crater): Canso Crater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cason, Coans, Oscan, ascon, scano

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Canso, from French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq gamso'q.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.so/

Proper noun

Canso ?

1. Canso
   1. a town in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada
   2. Canso (ellipsis of détroit de Canso (= Strait of Canso): a strait in Nova Scotia, Canada)
   3. Canso (ellipsis of cratère Canso (= Canso Crater): a crater in Mars)

Synonyms

• (town): Canseau

Further reading

• (town): Canso (Nouvelle-Écosse) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• (strait): détroit de Canso on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• (crater): cratère Canso on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr