Meanings
nounbeer can (plural beer cans)
plural beer cans · alternative beercan
- A lightweight metallic can containing beer.
Meronyms: pop-top, pull-tab
2 more examples
There were empty beer cans scattered about.
Her uncle had a large beer can collection showing a lot of regional brewing history.
Translations
Catalan llauna de cervesa
- llauna de cervesacan containing beer
Chinese Mandarin 啤酒罐
- 啤酒罐 (píjiǔguàn)can containing beer
Danish øldåse
- øldåsecan containing beer
Finnish oluttölkki
- oluttölkkican containing beer
German Bierdose, Bierbüchse
- Bierdosecan containing beer
- Bierbüchsecan containing beer
Norwegian Bokmål ølboks
- ølbokscan containing beer
Polish puszka po piwie
- puszka po piwiecan containing beer
Portuguese lata de cerveja
- lata de cervejacan containing beer
Romanian doză de bere
- doză de berecan containing beer
Russian пивна́я ба́нка, си́ська
- пивна́я ба́нка (pivnája bánka)can containing beer
- си́ська (sísʹka)can containing beer
Spanish lata de cerveza
- lata de cervezacan containing beer
Swedish ölburk
- ölburkcan containing beer
Welsh can cwrw
- can cwrwcan containing beer
Rhymes & wordplay
Sounds the same
bacon (Jamaica)
Cite this entry
APA
beer can. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20can
MLA
“beer can.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20can. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beer can,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20can.
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