cão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Galician

Noun

cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of can

References

  • “cão”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cānum. Doublet of cano, a borrowing from Old Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkã.u/

Adjective

cão (plural cãos, feminine cãa, feminine plural cãas)

  2. white-haired
    Synonym: cano

Descendants

  • Galician: Cao (surname)
  • Portuguese: cão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

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  • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cão

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese can, from Latin canis, canem. Compare Galician and Spanish can.

    Noun

    cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)

    1. dog
      Synonyms: (Brazil) cachorro, (rare) perro
    2. (colloquial, epithetic) the Devil
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satã
    3. (firearms) hammer
    4. (historical, weaponry) a type of artillery
    Usage notes

    In Brazil, cão is somewhat formal, and cachorro is the most common term in neutral or informal contexts.

    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cão, from Latin cānus (“gray”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-. Cognate with Spanish cano.

      Adjective

      cão (feminine cã, masculine plural cãos, feminine plural cãs)

      2. (archaic) white-haired
        Synonym: grisalho

      Etymology 3

        From Persian خان. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Alternative forms

        Noun

        cão m (plural cãos)

        1. (Portugal) khan

        Further reading

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