Canso
English
    
    Etymology
    
From French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈkæn.soʊ/
- Hyphenation: Can‧so
- Rhymes: -ænsəʊ
Proper noun
    
Canso
- A community 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.; Some 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
Descendants
    
- → French: Canso
Further reading
    
- (cape):  Cape Canso on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cape Canso on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (strait):  Strait of Canso on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Strait of Canso on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (town):  Canso, Nova Scotia on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Canso, Nova Scotia on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (islets):  Canso Rocks on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Canso Rocks on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (crater):  Canso Crater on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Canso Crater on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
    
    
Proper noun
    
Canso ?
- Canso
- A town in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of détroit de Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ellipsis of cratère Canso.; A crater in Mars
 
Synonyms
    
- (town): Canseau
Further reading
    
- (town):  Canso (Nouvelle-Écosse) on the French  Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr Canso (Nouvelle-Écosse) on the French  Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- (strait):  détroit de Canso on the French  Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr détroit de Canso on the French  Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- (crater):  cratère Canso on the French  Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr cratère Canso on the French  Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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