can
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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 | peut (per) |
| Spanish | poder (pohthayr) |
| Mandarin | 罐头 (guàn tou) |
| Hindi | कर सकना (kur suknah) |
| Arabic | يستطيع (eyesttee) |
| Russian | может (mozhet) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pode (pawdi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pode (pawjew) |
| Japanese | できる (dekiru) |
| German | dürfen (durfuhn) |
| Urdu | کر سکتے ہیں (kahr suktay hayn) |
| Punjabi | ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ (kur sukuhdah he) |
| Korean | ~할 수 있다 (~hal su issda) |
| Hebrew | פַּחִית (pahkheet) |
| Greek | κουτί (kouti) |
| Dutch | kan (kahn) |
| Tagalog | lata (lahtah) |
| Vietnamese | Có thể (kawur tay) |
| Turkish | olabilmek (ohlahbilmek) |
| Persian | میتواند (meetahvahnahd) |
| Polish | Móc (moots) |
| Ukrainian | бляшанка (blyashanka) |
| Bengali | পারে (pahray) |
| Swedish | burk (burk) |
| Italian | Potere (pohtayray) |
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