jerrycan

See also: jerry can

English

Jerrycan for petrol

Etymology

From Jerry +‎ can, "Jerry" being an ethnic slur for "German", the use of the jerrycan having originated in Germany.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/

Noun

jerrycan (plural jerrycans)

1. A robust fuel container made from pressed steel.

Alternative forms

• jerrican
• jerry can

Translations

pressed-steel fuel container

• Bulgarian: туба f (tuba)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 汽油罐 (qìyóu guàn), 油罐 (zh) (yóuguàn)

• Czech: kanystr (cs) m
• Danish: jerrycan c, benzindunk (da) c
• Dutch: jerrycan (nl) c
• Finnish: jerrykannu (fi)
• French: jerricane (fr) m, jerrican (fr) m, bidon (fr) m
• Georgian: კანისტრა (ḳanisṭra)
• German: Benzinkanister (de) m, Kanister (de) m
• Greek: κάνιστρο (el) n (kánistro)
• Hebrew: גֶ'רִיקָן m
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• Indonesian: jeriken (id)
• Italian: tanica (it) f
• Japanese: ジェリカン (jerikan)
• Korean: 제리캔 (jerikaen)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: jerrykanne m or f

  Nynorsk: jerrykanne f

• Polish: kanister (pl) m
• Portuguese: bidão m
• Russian: кани́стра (ru) f (kanístra)
• Spanish: bidón (es) m
• Swahili: ndege (sw)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English jerrycan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛriˌkɛn/

• Audio:

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Noun

jerrycan c (plural jerrycans, diminutive jerrycannetje n)

1. a jerrycan or similar container, used for fuel or other liquids (especially drinking water) and made of plastic or metal.