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/ka.nɔ̃/
Translation
cannon; barrel; canon
Word origin
The weapon sense comes from Italian cannone ('big tube'), an augmentative of canna ('reed, tube'), from Latin canna. The 'rule, standard' sense is a separate borrowing of Latin canon, from Greek kanon ('measuring rod, rule'), itself built on the same word for reed.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- cannone
- English cognates
- cannon, cane, canon
Grammar
Examples
rouillé l' .
An old rusty cannon still guards the entrance to the harbour.
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The soldier cleaned the barrel of his rifle.
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That film has become a classic of French cinema.
mélodie .
The children are singing the same tune as a round.
soeur , .
His sister is seriously gorgeous, you know.
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