canette

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.nɛt/

Etymology 1

From Middle French kanete (“vase, pitcher for serving beer”), a diminutive (with suffix -ette) of Medieval Latin cana, canna (“can, jug, vessel”), from Frankish *kanna (“jug, pitcher, can”), from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“tankard, mug, can”), from 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)

can, tin, tin can

Etymology 2

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

Noun

canette f (plural canettes)

(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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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