CANOE
What does "CANOE" mean?
A light, narrow boat pointed at both ends and propelled with a paddle.
Meanings
- A slim open boat moved by one or more paddlers using single-bladed paddles. They loaded the canoe and pushed off across the still lake.
- To travel or carry by canoe. We canoed down the river for three days.
Did you know?
- 'Canoe' is one of the first words Europeans borrowed from the Americas - it comes from 'kanawa' in the Taino language of the Caribbean, picked up by Spanish sailors after 1492.
Word origin
From Spanish 'canoa', recorded by Columbus's contemporaries from the Taino (Arawakan) word for the dugout boats of the Caribbean; into French and then English.
Remember it
CANOE: 'CAN-OE' - just you and the oar, gliding low. Two vowels at the end like the long quiet stretch of water ahead.
A little poem
One blade, then the next-
the lake remembers nothing
of where you have been.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my friend I'd paddle her secret around, but she trusted me - she knew I'd never canoe-dle out the truth.
What it teaches
Move quietly and balanced, and even shallow water will carry you far.
Quick facts
What does CANOE mean?
A light, narrow boat pointed at both ends and propelled with a paddle.
Is CANOE a valid word?
Yes — CANOE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CANOE?
CANOE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CANOE come from?
From Spanish 'canoa', recorded by Columbus's contemporaries from the Taino (Arawakan) word for the dugout boats of the Caribbean; into French and then English.
What can CANOE teach us?
Move quietly and balanced, and even shallow water will carry you far.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.