cã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quod. Compare Romanian că.

Pronunciation
  • (file)

Conjunction

cã

  1. because

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: cã

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cãa, from Latin cāna, neuter plural of cānus, or derived from the feminine of Portuguese cão. Compare Spanish cana.

Adjective

cã

  1. feminine singular of cão

Noun

cã f (plural cãs)

  1. grey hair
    Synonym: cabelo grisalho

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Can, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (“Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

cã m (plural cãs)

  1. khan (a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages)
    Synonym: grão-mogol
Derived terms

References
  1. “khan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Romagnol

Pronunciation
  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈkɤɤ̃]

Noun

cã m (plural chẽ) (Faenza, Old Faentino, Ravenna)

  1. dog
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