canette

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.nɛt/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

canette f (plural canettes)

1. can, tin, tin can

Etymology 2

From Middle French canette, equivalent to cane +‎ -ette.

Noun

canette f (plural canettes)

1. (female) duckling

Synonyms

• canardeau (cane + -ard + -eau)
• canet (cane + -et; Old French)
• caneton (cane + -et + -on)
• canetonne (cane + -et + -onne)
• canichon (cane + -iche + -on)

Further reading

• “canette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.