canette

== English == === Etymology === From French canette. === Noun === canette (plural canettes) A kind of stoneware vessel. === References === === Anagrams === catenet == French == === Alternative forms === cannette === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.nɛt/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited 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 ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: canet → English: canette === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle French canette. By surface analysis, cane +‎ -ette. ==== Noun ==== canette f (plural canettes) duckling (female) Synonyms: canardeau, canet, caneton, canetonne, canichon === Further reading === “canette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012