câncer
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of cancro and caranguejo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
câncer m (plural cânceres)
- (Brazil) cancer (disease)
- Synonym: (Portugal) cancro
- (Brazil, figurative) a very undesirable, prejudicial or in any other way negative thing
- Synonym: (Portugal) cancro
- Políticos são um câncer para o nosso país.
- Politicians are a very bad thing for our country.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “câncer” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.