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# How to pronounce "jerrycan" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/`
- **Native Audio Recording**: [Listen to Audio Clip](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-jerrycan.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-jerrycan.wav.mp3)
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **jer·ry·can**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
  - *Example*: "The police fell back, swatting and cursing. At the gateway, somebody grabbed a jerrycan of water from Jonamon's hut and flung its contents at the swarm."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "jerrycan" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "She's about 14 years old. And we got these jerrycans and we went for a walk together to this well. It was about a mile away."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-doApCiuKA&t=700s)

### Example 2
> "You've got jerrycans, blankets, towels, soap, some sort of water dispenser, the things that people will need just to survive."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDqtwMS2NZU&t=702s)

### Example 3
> "I had a couple of jerrycans in the house."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 20:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mio1m9gBZL0&t=1216s)

### Example 4
> "You have to line up with 100 other people to wait your turn at the tap with your big yellow issued jerrycan just to get the water."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsvNNjUP7oY&t=675s)

### Example 5
> "number of people missing and the number of people recovered uh and we have to cover them with food and water uh in another area in Mindanao in cotabato and in the area of magandada uh there's no water so we're sending a lot of water tankers uh three to be precise as well as uh jerrycans and uh you know hot meals on wheels so we're sending food trucks because it's very hard to cook there's no water and we have to make sure that the people are able to eat"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-UbZ1QadY&t=56s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [jerrican](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerrican), [jerican](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerican), [jerran](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerran), [jerrybag](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerrybag), [jer](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jer), [jerahmeelite](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerahmeelite), [jerbil](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerbil), [jerboa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jerboa)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "jerrycan" correctly?
"jerrycan" is pronounced `/ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/`. Syllable breakdown: **jer·ry·can**.

### What does "jerrycan" mean in context?
A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.

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