caranguejo

See also: Caranguejo

Portuguese

Caranguejo

Alternative forms

• carangueijo (misspelling, hypercorrection)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒu/

• (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)

1. crab

   Synonym: (Brazil) siri

Derived terms

• caranguejada
• caranguejola