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- [kuh-noo]
- /kəˈnu/
- /kəˈnuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-noo]
- /kəˈnu/
Definitions of canoe word
- countable noun canoe A canoe is a small, narrow boat that you move through the water using a stick with a wide end called a paddle. 3
- noun canoe a light narrow open boat, propelled by one or more paddles 3
- verb canoe to go in a canoe or transport by canoe 3
- noun canoe a narrow, light boat with its sides meeting in a sharp edge at each end: it is moved by one or more paddles 3
- intransitive verb canoe to paddle, or go in, a canoe 3
- verb transitive canoe to transport by canoe 3
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Origin of canoe
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < French < Spanish canoa < Arawak; replacing canoa < Spanish
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Parts of speech for Canoe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
canoe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for canoe
noun canoe
- dugout — a boat made by hollowing out a log.
- kayak — an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
- outrigger — a framework extended outboard from the side of a boat, especially, as in South Pacific canoes, supporting a float that gives stability.
- coracle — In former times, a coracle was a simple round rowing boat made of woven sticks covered with animal skins.
- pirogue — piragua (def 1).
verb canoe
- scull — an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
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