cão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Portuguese

cão (etymology 1)

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: cão
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese can, from Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥). Compare Galician can, Spanish can, Catalan ca, French chien, Italian cane, Romanian câine and Aromanian cãne.

Noun

1. dog

   Synonyms: cachorro (Brazil), perro (rare)

Related terms

• canário
• canicho
• canino

• canzarrão
• cinofobia

Etymology 2

cão (etymology 2)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cão, from Latin cānus (“gray”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-.

Adjective

2. white-haired

   Synonym: grisalho

Further reading

• cão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt