cáncer

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of cancru and cangrexu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanθeɾ/ [ˈkãn̟.θeɾ]
• Rhymes: -anθeɾ
• Syllabification: cán‧cer

cáncer m (plural cánceres)

1. cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)

   Synonyms: cáncanu, cancru

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cáncer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “cáncer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Compare cangrejo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin diminutive form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanθeɾ/ [ˈkãn̟.θeɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkanseɾ/ [ˈkãn.seɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -anθeɾ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -anseɾ (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: cán‧cer

cáncer m (plural cánceres)

1. cancer

• → Tagalog: kanser

• “cáncer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025