cânhamo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cáñamo, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare the inherited Old Portuguese cánamo, cánabo, or the inherited Portuguese cânave. Doublet of canábis and cânabis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ɲa.mu/ [ˈkɐ̃.j̃a.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ɲa.mu/ [ˈkɐ̃.j̃a.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ɲa.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/

• Hyphenation: câ‧nha‧mo

Noun

cânhamo m (plural cânhamos)

1. hemp (any Cannabis sativa variety used grown for its fibres, oil and seeds)

   Synonyms: cânave; see also Thesaurus:canábis

References

• “cânhamo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “cânhamo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.