English Explanatory Dictionary

bidon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine; (specifically, sports) a water bottle which can be squeezed to squirt the beverage out of the nozzle, especially (cycling) one designed for mounting on a bicycle.
  2. A container for holding a liquid.
  3. A cup made of wood.
  4. An oil drum; a petrol can.

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːdɒn/ /-dɒ̃/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bidon.wav /ˈbidɑn/

Word forms

bidon bidons

Etymology

Borrowed from French bidon (“can, canister, tin”), from Middle French bidon (“small sealed portable container made of metal or wood”), from Old Norse *biða (“container, vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *bidōn, *bidjan (“tub, vat; vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ- (“barrel; bucket; pot”), from *bʰeydʰ- (“to bind; to weave”).

Synonyms

jerrycan

Related words

bidonville

Translations

Azerbaijani: bidon Azerbaijani: qıf Czech: bidon Finnish: juomapullo Finnish: juoma-astia Galician: bidón Greek: μπιτόνι Italian: bidone Moore: bidu Portuguese: bidão Russian: бидо́н Spanish: bidón
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