Canuck

Etymology
, often hypothesized to derive from the name or speech of an early Canadian minority, later broadened to denote all Canadians:


 * Since 1975, many scholars have come to think the name is from, a self-appellation of indentured colonial canoemen and Hawaiian sailors working off the Pacific Northwest, Arctic, and New England coasts, from 🇨🇬; or, more likely, American whalers’ pidgin, then re-interpreted as + a . Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.
 * Some dictionaries suggest it is derived from the first syllable of, or its , or a related word kanuchsa meaning “villager” in either Laurentian or another Iroquoian language; with the second syllable connected to , from , or another First-Nation language ending like , , or.
 * Fanciful and unlikely suggestions include (allegedly uttered by German mercenaries during the American War of Independence),  (allegedly uttered by the French during a siege of Quebec), or the surname   (supposedly a French-Canadian nickname for the Irish).

Noun

 * 1)  A Canadian person; specifically, a French Canadian person; a pea-souper; also  a Canadian person of other non-English descent.
 * 2)  A member of the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 3)  Chiefly as Crazy Canuck: a member of the Canadian alpine ski team.
 * 4)  A thing from Canada.
 * 5)  The Avro Canada CF-100 fighter-interceptor aircraft, in use between 1952 and 1981.
 * 6)  A Canadian horse or pony.
 * 1)  A member of the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 2)  Chiefly as Crazy Canuck: a member of the Canadian alpine ski team.
 * 3)  A thing from Canada.
 * 4)  The Avro Canada CF-100 fighter-interceptor aircraft, in use between 1952 and 1981.
 * 5)  A Canadian horse or pony.
 * 1)  A member of the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 2)  Chiefly as Crazy Canuck: a member of the Canadian alpine ski team.
 * 3)  A thing from Canada.
 * 4)  The Avro Canada CF-100 fighter-interceptor aircraft, in use between 1952 and 1981.
 * 5)  A Canadian horse or pony.
 * 1)  A Canadian horse or pony.

Usage notes
Regarding (“Canadian person”), in Canada the term is not derogatory, and is considered to apply to all Canadians. When used by non-Canadians, especially in the United States, the term is often considered derogatory, particularly when applied to French Canadians in New England.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:
 * Romanian: canadez
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish: Canucksin pelaaja
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: Kanadan alppihiihtojoukkueen jäsen
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:

Translations

 * Finnish: kanadanranska
 * Macedonian:

Adjective

 * 1)  Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people; Canadian.
 * 2)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.
 * 1)  Of or relating to the  professional ice hockey team belonging to the.

Usage notes
Regarding (“of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people”), see the usage note in the noun section above.

Translations

 * Finnish: Canucks-joukkueen
 * Macedonian: