tin

/tɪn/ noun

Translation

METAL CONTAINER [C] UK ( UK/US can) › a metal container in which food is sold

teneke kutu

a tin of beans/soup903

CONTAINER WITH LID [C] UK › a metal container with a lid that you keep food or other substances in

konserve kutusu

a biscuit tin a paint tin903

COOKING EQUIPMENT [C] ( US pan) › a flat pan that you cook food in

yayvan tava

a roasting tin911

METAL [U] › a soft, silver metal that is often combined with other metals or used to cover them (symbol Sn)

teneke

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(Definition of tin noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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