Canuck

Canuck
1. noun /kəˈnʌk/
a) A Canadian.

We saw a few partridges: we also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him, who called to us ‘Come boys and have some grog, Im what you call a canuck:’ a (Canadian).

b) A Canadian, especially a French Canadian.

Jonathan distinguishes a Dutch or a French Canadian, by the term Kanuk.

Syn: Canadian, Canajun, Canajan, Johnny-Canuck
2. adjective /kəˈnʌk/

Well, what do you think of the Canuck elections?


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