canhona

Mirandese

Etymology

Of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɲona/ [kɐˈɲo.nɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: ca‧nho‧na

Noun

canhona f (plural canhonas)

  1. sheep
  2. a female sheep; a ewe

Derived terms

References

  • Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “canhona”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Portuguese

Etymology

From Mirandese canhona, of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

canhona f (plural canhonas)

  1. (Trás-os-Montes) sheep

Derived terms

Further reading