cantimplora
Catalan
FWOTD – 5 October 2013
Etymology
From canta (“it sings”) + i (“and”) + plora (“it cries”), referring to the sound a canteen makes. First attested in 1460.
Pronunciation
Noun
cantimplora f (plural cantimplores)
- 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 Catalan cantimplora (“it sings and it cries”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kan.tim.ˈplo.ɾa]
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