caranguejo

See also: Caranguejo

Portuguese

Caranguejo

Alternative forms

carangueijo (misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cangrejo and blended with the native Portuguese carango, both ultimately from Latin cancer.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

Homophone: Caranguejo
Hyphenation: ca‧ran‧gue‧jo

Noun

caranguejo m (plural caranguejos)

crab
Synonym: (Brazil) siri

Derived terms

caranguejada
caranguejola

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