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minican

minican noun: a small can.

Noun

minican (plural minicans)

  1. A small can.
    • The 260 households on the second route were given eight-gallon minicans and biodegradable liners for food residuals.1996, BioCycle, volume 37, numbers 1-6
    • You might wash those down with a Coke Swigger — a cute minican that holds three ounces of noncarbonated cola.2009 March 26, David Pogue, “When Laptops Go Light”, in New York Times

Forms of minican

pluralminicans

Origin of minican

From mini- + can.

Questions about minican

What does minican mean?
Minican means a small can.
What part of speech is minican?
Minican is a noun.
What is the plural of minican?
The plural of minican is minicans.

Words near minican in the dictionary

  1. minicamera
  2. minicameras
  3. minicamp
  4. minicamps
  5. minicams
  6. minican
  7. minicanal
  8. minicanals
  9. minicans
  10. minicape
  11. minicapes

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