jerrycan

See also: jerry can

English

Jerrycan for petrol

Etymology

From Jerry +‎ can, "Jerry" being an ethnic slur for "German", the use of the jerrycan having originated in Germany.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/

Noun

jerrycan (plural jerrycans)

a robust fuel container made from pressed steel

Alternative forms

Translations

pressed-steel fuel container

Chinese:
Mandarin: 汽油罐 (qìyóu guàn), 油罐 (zh) (yóuguàn)
Czech: kanystr (cs) m
Dutch: jerrycan (nl) c
Finnish: jerrykannu (fi)
French: jerricane (fr) m, jerrican (fr) m, bidon (fr) m
German: Benzinkanister (de) m, Kanister (de) m
Greek: κάνιστρο (el) n (kánistro)
Indonesian: jeriken (id)
Italian: tanica (it) f

Japanese: ジェリカン (jerikan)
Korean: 제리캔 (jerikaen)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: jerrykanne m, f

Nynorsk: jerrykanne f
Polish: kanister (pl) m
Portuguese: bidão m
Russian: кани́стра (ru) f (kanístra)
Spanish: bidón (es) m
Swahili: ndege (sw)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English jerrycan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛriˌkɛn/
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Noun

jerrycan c (plural jerrycans, diminutive jerrycannetje n)

a jerrycan or similar container, used for fuel or other liquids (especially drinking water) and made of plastic or metal.

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