"beer can" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beer cans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beer can (plural beer cans)
  1. A lightweight metallic can containing beer. Wikipedia link: drink can Categories (topical): Vessels Synonyms: beercan Hyponyms: tallboy Derived forms: beer-can chicken Translations (can containing beer): llauna de cervesa [feminine] (Catalan), 啤酒罐 (píjiǔguàn) (Chinese Mandarin), øldåse [common-gender] (Danish), oluttölkki (Finnish), Bierdose [feminine] (German), Bierbüchse [feminine] (German), ølboks [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ølboks [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lata de cerveja [feminine] (Portuguese), doză de bere [feminine] (Romanian), пивна́я ба́нка (pivnája bánka) [feminine] (Russian), lata de cerveza [feminine] (Spanish), ölburk [common-gender] (Swedish), can cwrw [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "can containing beer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lata de cerveza"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "ölburk"
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      "sense": "can containing beer",
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