Home › Words › C › canakincanakin/ˈkænəkɪn/canakin means A little can or cup.canakin is pronounced /ˈkænəkɪn/.EtymologyFrom Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”), equivalent to can + -kin.nounA little can or cup.e.g.“And let me the canakin clink, clink; And let me the canakin clink A soldier's a man; A life's but a span; Why, then, let a soldier drink. Some wine, boys!” — c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac IaggDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cankin 78% match — A small tin cannister. vs canakin →canette 63% match — A kind of stoneware vessel. vs canakin →canaree 61% match — A metal or earthenware pot or jar used for storing and cooking food. vs canakin →canlike 61% match — Resembling a can (container). vs canakin →cannequin 60% match — A kind of cotton cloth made in the East Indies. vs canakin →caup 59% match — Cup. vs canakin →pipkin 58% match — A small earthen pot. vs canakin →cany 57% match — Of or relating to cane (the plant) or canes. vs canakin →