kanna

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a pot, a jug - container for water, usually with handle
  • a historic measure for liquid volume, 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)
  • a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kanna (big cup).

Origin

Old Norse

kanna

Gloss

big cup

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