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Cana′dian French′,
- Language VarietiesFrench spoken as a native language in Canada, esp. in Quebec province, by descendants of the settlers of New France. Abbr.: CanF
- 1835–45, American.
'Canadian French' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Algonquin
- CanF
- Cree
- French Canadian
- French fried potatoes
- baveux
- bergerie
- calumet
- carcajou
- caribou
- cisco
- coulee
- coureur de bois
- dalles
- dépanneur
- frazil
- gaspereau
- joual
- lacrosse
- ouananiche
- pekan
- poutine
- sault
- shanty
- toboggan
- travois
- tuque
- watap
- wavey