canoe
English
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Etymology
[edit]Adopted in 16th century from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) (compare Lokono kanoa (“canoe”), Wayuu anuwa, anua (“boat, canoe”)), from Proto-Arawak *kanawa.
Pronunciation
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[edit]canoe (plural canoes)
- A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
- 1886 January, The Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past, volume XIII, number 73, page 135:
- The canoe is of pure black oak, and is in excellent preservation.
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; […]
- (slang) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.
- (gambling) Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats.
Descendants
[edit]Translations
[edit]small long and narrow boat
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slang: an oversized luxury car
Verb
[edit]canoe (third-person singular simple present canoes, present participle canoeing, simple past and past participle canoed)
- To ride or paddle a canoe.
- 2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 40:
- Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.
Translations
[edit]to ride or paddle a canoe
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[edit]canoe f
Romanian
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[edit]canoe f (plural canoe)
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