puszka — meaning in English

English meaning

• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
• pyx noun In Roman Catholicism, a pyx is a small container, typically round, in which the consecrated host is kept, most often when a priest takes communion to someone housebound or too ill to attend Mass.
• tin noun A soft, silvery metallic element used especially to coat steel against rust.
• tube noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.

Senses

puszka is used for these senses in English:

• can A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.
• can A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
• pyx (Roman Catholicism, also, figurative) A small, usually round container used to hold the host, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.
• tin (NZ, AU, South African, Irish, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
• tube (Australia, slang) A tin can containing beer.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

pyx — full definition

1. noun In Roman Catholicism, a pyx is a small container, typically round, in which the consecrated host is kept, most often when a priest takes communion to someone housebound or too ill to attend Mass.
2. noun In British minting, a pyx is a box used to hold sample coins that are set aside to have their metal purity and weight tested before the coins go into circulation.

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