can
The meaning (definition) of the word can
a metal container that holds food or drink
The word can used in a sentence
“I drink juice from a can at lunch time.”
Words that mean the same as can (synonyms)
containertin
The plural of the word can
cans
How the word can is said around the world
| French | boîte de conserve (bwaht duh kawn-SERV) |
| Spanish | lata (LAH-tah) |
| Mandarin | 罐头 (gwahn toh) |
| Hindi | डिब्बा (DIB-bah) |
| Arabic | علبة (UL-bah) |
| Russian | банка (BAHN-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | lata (LAH-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lata (LAH-tah) |
| Japanese | 缶 (KAHN) |
| German | Dose (DOH-zuh) |
| Urdu | ڈبہ (DU-bah) |
| Punjabi | ਡੱਬਾ (DU-bah) |
| Korean | 캔 (KAEN) |
| Hebrew | פַּחִית (pah-KHEE-t) |
| Greek | κονσέρβα (kohn-SEHR-vah) |
| Dutch | blik (blik) |
| Tagalog | lata (LAH-tah) |
| Vietnamese | lon (lon) |
| Turkish | konserve kutusu (kon-SEHR-veh koo-too-SOO) |
| Persian | قوطی (ghoo-TEE) |
| Polish | puszka (POOSH-kah) |
| Ukrainian | бляшанка (blyah-SHAHN-kah) |
| Bengali | টিনের কৌটা (TEE-nayr KOU-toh) |
| Swedish | burk (burk) |
| Italian | lattina (laht-TEE-nah) |
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