"Canoy" meaning in English

See Canoy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Canoys [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Variant of Kanoy, an Americanized form of German Kney. * Borrowed from Cebuano and Tagalog Canoy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Kney}} German Kney, {{bor+|en|ceb,tl|Canoy}} Borrowed from Cebuano and Tagalog Canoy Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Canoy (plural Canoys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Canoy-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "s"
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      "expansion": "Canoy (plural Canoys)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Canoy"
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        "3": "Kney"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ceb,tl",
        "3": "Canoy"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Canoy (plural Canoys)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
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        "English surnames from German",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "A surname."
      ],
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        ]
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    }
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}

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