jerrycan
English edit
Etymology edit
From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jerrycan (plural jerrycans)
- A robust fuel container often made from pressed steel.
- 1987, Michael Swanwick, Vacuum Flowers, New York: Arbor House, →ISBN, page 46:
- The police fell back, swatting and cursing. At the gateway, somebody grabbed a jerrycan of water from Jonamon's hut and flung its contents at the swarm.
- 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 259:
- Anyone with half a brain and a jerrycan of fertilizer's got an army.
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: jerrycan
- → Indonesian: jeriken
- → Petjo: djerriegen
- → Indonesian: jeriken
- → Finnish: jerrykannu
- → French: jerricane, jerrican
- → Japanese: ジェリカン (jerikan)
- → Korean: 제리캔 (jerikaen)
- → Kurtöp: ཇར་ཀན (jarkan), ཇར་ཀིན (jarkin)
- → Norwegian: jerrykanne
Translations edit
pressed-steel fuel container
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “jerry-can”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English jerrycan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jerrycan m (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
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: jeriken
- → Petjo: djerriegen