Polyglot Dictionary

can

/kæn/

noun A1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
cans

Meaning

  1. lata

    • She opens a can of beans.

      Ella abre una lata de frijoles.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tin

Close, regional synonyms for the same object — "can" in American English, "tin" in British English.

Similar in other languages

German

Büchse

Close — a can relates to a tin.

Spanish

lata

lata is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "can, tin."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa can?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She opens a ___ of beans.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a can?

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