Canso

See also: canso and cansó

English

Etymology

From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæn.soʊ/
  • Hyphenation: Can‧so
  • Rhymes: -ænsəʊ

Proper noun

Canso

  1. A community in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
  2. Ellipsis of Cape Canso.; A cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
  3. Ellipsis of Strait of Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada, between the mainland and Cape Breton Island
  4. Ellipsis of Canso Rocks.; Some islets in Antarctica, near the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula; named after the PBY Canso WWII-era amphibious flying boat, itself named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
  5. Ellipsis of Canso Crater (a crater on Mars, named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada).

Descendants

  • French: Canso

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Canso, from French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃.so/

Proper noun

Canso ?

  1. Canso
    1. A town in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    2. Ellipsis of détroit de Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada
    3. Ellipsis of cratère Canso.; A crater in Mars

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