CANF

Meaning of CANF in English

Canadian French.

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TAMARACK — /tam"euh rak'/ , n. 1. an American larch, Larix laricina, of the pine family, having a reddish-brown bark and crowded …
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CANADIAN FRENCH — French spoken as a native language in Canada, esp. in Quebec province, by descendants of the settlers of New France. …
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VOYAGEUR — [voya.geur] n [CanF, fr. F, traveler, fr. voyager to travel, fr. voyage voyage, fr. OF voiage] (1793): a man employed …
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TUQUE — [tuque] n [CanF, fr. F toque--more at toque] (1871): a warm knitted usu. pointed stocking cap
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TRAVOIS — [tra.vois] n, pl tra.vois also tra.voises [AmerF travail, fr. CanF, shaft of a cart, fr. MF traveil catafalque, prop, fr. …
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TOGUE — [togue] n [CanF] (1839): lake trout
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TOBOGGAN — [to.bog.gan] n [CanF tobogan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Micmac tobagun drag made of skin] (ca. 1820) 1: a long …
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SHANTY — [shan.ty] var of chantey [2]shanty n, pl shanties [prob. fr. CanF chantier lumber camp, hut, fr. F, gantry, fr. L …
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PARFLECHE — [par.fleche] n [CanF parfleche, fr. F parer to ward off + fleche arrow] (1827) 1: a raw hide soaked in …
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MUSKELLUNGE — [mus.kel.lunge] n, pl muskellunge [alter. of CanF maskinonge, fr. Ojibwa maskinoshe] (1789): a large No. American pike (Esox masquinongy) that …
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LACROSSE — [la.crosse] n [CanF la crosse, lit., the crosier] (1718): a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that …
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JOUAL — [jou.al] n [CanF, rendering of a nonstandard pron. of F cheval horse] (1962): spoken Canadian French; esp: the local forms …
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DENE — [dene] n [ME, fr. OE denu] (bef. 12c) Brit: valley De.ne n, pl Dene or De.nes [CanF, fr. Athabascan; akin …
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COUREUR DE BOIS — [cou.reur de bois] n, pl coureurs de bois [CanF, lit., woods runner] (1700): a French or metis trapper of No. …
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COULEE — [cou.lee] n [CanF coulee, fr. F, flowing, flow of lava, fr. couler to flow, fr. OF, fr. L colare to …
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CISCO — [cis.co] n, pl ciscoes [short for CanF ciscoette] (1848): any of various whitefishes (genus Coregonus); esp: lake herring
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CARIBOU — [car.i.bou] n, pl -bou or -bous [CanF, fr. Micmac galipu] (ca. 1665): a large gregarious deer (Rangifer tarandus) of Holarctic …
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CAPELIN — [cap.e.lin] n [CanF capelan, fr. F, codfish, fr. OProv, chaplain, codfish, fr. ML cappellanus chaplain--more at chaplain] (1620): a small …
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BATEAU — [ba.teau] n, pl ba.teaux [CanF, fr. F, fr. OF batel, fr. OE bat boat--more at boat] (1711): any of various …
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CREE — [Cree] n, pl Cree or Crees [CanF Cris, pl., short for Cristinaux, fr. Ojibwa dial. kirishtino, sing., member of a …
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CHEYENNE — [Chey.enne] n, pl Cheyenne or Cheyennes [CanF, fr. Dakota shahiyena] (1778) 1: a member of an American Indian people of …
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ALGONQUIAN — [Al.gon.qui.an] or Al.gon.quin or Al.gon.ki.an also Al.gon.kin n [CanF Algonquin] (1625) 1 usu Algonquin a: an American Indian people of …
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