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cantimplora

Pronunciation: [kən.timˈplu.ɾə]

“cantimplora” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. flask, canteen (water bottle)

In Catalan

  1. Recipient, normalment aplanat i amb coberta tèrmica, que serveix per a portar-hi aigua fresca.
  2. sifó

Etymology

From canta (“it sings”) + i (“and”) + plora (“it cries”), referring to the sound a canteen makes. First attested in 1460.

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