minican

minican

English

Etymology

mini- +‎ can

Noun

minican (plural minicans)

1. A small can.
   • 1996, BioCycle (volume 37, issues 1-6)

     The 260 households on the second route were given eight-gallon minicans and biodegradable liners for food residuals.

   • 2009 March 26, David Pogue, “When Laptops Go Light”, in New York Times‎:

     You might wash those down with a Coke Swigger — a cute minican that holds three ounces of noncarbonated cola.

Anagrams

• Mancini