CANSO

Etymology

Proper noun

Canso (plural er-noun)

A town in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ellipsis of Cape Canso.; A cape in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ellipsis of Strait of Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada between the mainland and Cape Breton Island

Ellipsis of Canso Rocks.; An 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

Ellipsis of Canso Crater.; A crater in Mars; named after the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

Anagrams

• Cason, Coans, Oscan, ascon, scano

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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