Polyglot Dictionary

can

/ˈkan/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
canes

Meaning

  1. dog

    • El can ladraba.

      The hound was barking.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

perro

perro is the everyday, common word for "dog"; can is literary or formal, used in legal, veterinary or poetic contexts.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cachorro

cachorro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dog."

Portuguese

cão

cão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dog."

Practice

1 What does can mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ ladraba.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches can?

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