canastrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From canastra +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.nasˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.nasˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.naʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.naʃˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɐʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: ca‧nas‧trão

Noun

canastrão m (plural canastrões)

augmentative of canastra
(derogatory) a bad actor, ham actor
(slang) a big but weak horse
(Brazil, zoology) an individual of a prestigious Brazilian breed of pigs

Further reading

“canastrão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“canastrão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026