canastra

Latin

Adjective

cānastra

  1. inflection of cānaster:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

cānastrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of cānaster

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cannastrum, *cannastra, an alteration of Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈnas.tɾɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈnaʃ.tɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈnas.tɾa/

Noun

canastra f (plural canastras)

  1. a large basket
  2. (Brazil) a type of armadillo

Derived terms

References
  1. “canastra” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “canastra” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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