French word

canot

Pronunciation

IPA/kano/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncanoe

Example

Il a loué un canot pour la promenade.

He rented a canoe for the outing.

Illustration for canot (canoe)

More examples

Il a mis à l'eau le canot avant de partir.

He put the canoe in the water before leaving.

Core concept

A modest working or leisure boat that remains easy to maneuver in coastal water.

Common phrases

  • mettre à l'eau un canot

    put a canoe in the water

  • naviguer en canot

    navigate by canoe

  • canot pneumatique

    inflatable boat

Similar words

bateau: A vessel for carrying people or goods.
canoë: A slender paddle boat used for recreation.
annexe: A small tender serving a larger vessel.

Definition in French

Embarcation de petite taille, maniable, propulsée à la rame ou par un petit moteur, employée pour la pêche côtière, le service ou la promenade.

Word origin

Canot came into French through the European transmission of an Indigenous Caribbean boat word represented in Spanish as canoa.

Usage tips

  • Canot and canoë are not interchangeable: canot commonly denotes a small service, fishing, or utility boat, while canoë usually denotes a narrow paddle craft.

Other meanings

  • boatnoun
  • dinghynoun

Related words

  • canoterpaddle a canoeverb

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