As do all countries, Canada has certain words which are used that others from another country may not quite understand. Below is just a small sampling of canadian words and what they mean.

allophone	someone whose mother tongue is neither English nor French
anglophone	someone whose mother tongue is English; often shortened to anglo
back bacon	Canadian bacon. Sometimes rolled in peameal.
beavertail	deep-fried dessert pastry resembling a beaver's tail
candy floss	cotton candy
Canuck	nickname for a Canadian
clicks	slang for kilometres or kilometres per hour
Eh?	Don't you think? Huh?
elastic	rubberband
francophone	someone whose mother tongue is French
the Great White North	nickname for Canada
hydro	electricity (from the word hydroelectric)
oonie (or loony)	Canadian one-dollar coin (since 1987)
mickey	375 ml. (13 oz.) bottle of liquor
mountie	member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
poutine	French fries covered with cheese curds and gravy
RCMP	Royal Canadian Mounted Police
scads	many or lots
scraper	device for removing ice from car windows in winter
Sens	nickname of the Ottawa Senators hockey team
separate schools	Roman Catholic schools in Ontario
serviette	paper napkin
tap	faucet or spigot
Thanksgiving Day	holiday held on the second Monday of October
toonie (or twoonie)	Canadian two-dollar coin (since 1996)
tuque	winter hat
tourtière	type of meat pie (french Canadian)
zed	the letter Z (Americans say zee)

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