canteen

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cantine, itself borrowed from Italian cantina. Doublet of cantina. === Pronunciation === enPR: kăn-tēnʹ (UK) IPA(key): /kænˈtiːn/ (US) IPA(key): /kænˈtin/ (US, æ-raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛə̯nˈtʰin] (India) IPA(key): /ˈkæːn.ʈiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Noun === canteen (plural canteens) A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink. A military mess kit. A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc. A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc. A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. A cafeteria in a school or place of work. Goods purchased from a prison canteen. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Cantonese: can (ken6, ken6-2, “canteen; cafeteria; restaurant”) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “canteen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “canteen”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “canteen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Spanish == === Verb === canteen inflection of cantear: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative