cantimplora

Catalan

FWOTD – 5 October 2013

cantimplora

Etymology

From canta (“it sings”) + i (“and”) + plora (“it cries”), referring to the sound a canteen makes. First attested in 1460.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kən.timˈplo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kan.timˈplo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa

Noun

cantimplora f (plural cantimplores)

1. flask, canteen (water bottle)
   • 1998, Júlia Costa, Rondalla del camí, Universitat autònoma de Barcelona, page 83:

     Dai descavalcà, s'arrecerà sota una alzina polsosa, i va beure una mica d'aigua de la cantimplora, amb cura de no excedir-se.

     Dai dismounted his horse, and took shelter under a dusty oak, and he drank a bit of water from his canteen, taking care not to drink too much.

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Catalan cantimplora (“it sings and it cries”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kan.tim.ˈplo.ɾa]

Noun

cantimplora f (plural cantimploras)

1. flask, canteen (water bottle)