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cane

/ˈkeɪn/KAYN
/ˈkeɪn/KAYN

Meaninga reed

Common meaning: a hollow stem

Other meanings: a walking stick

Journey through time

  1. Latincanna‘a reed, cane’
  2. Frenchcanne
  3. Middle Englishcanesource
  4. Englishcane‘a hollow stem’ · today

can also in: canalcanisterchannel

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin canna ‘a reed, cane’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry canna, p. 91 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CHANNEL, p. 103 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • canna Latin “a reed, cane”

Related words

canalcanistercannonchannel

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