cão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Galician

Noun

cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)

  1. Alternative form of can

References

cão - Dicionário Estraviz

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cānum. Doublet of cano, a borrowing from Old Spanish.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkã.u/

Adjective

cão (plural cãos, feminine cãa, feminine plural cãas)

  1. white-haired
    Synonym: cano

Descendants
  • Galician: Cao
  • Portuguese: cão

Portuguese
cão (etymology 1)

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Audio (Brazil, Center-West)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cão

Etymology 1

Inherited 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

cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: (Brazil) cachorro, (rare) perro
  2. (colloquial, epithetic) the Devil
Usage notes

In Brazil, cão is somewhat formal, and cachorro is the most common term in neutral or informal contexts.

Etymology 2
cão (etymology 2)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cão, from Latin cānum (“gray”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-. Cognate with Spanish cano.

Adjective

cão (feminine cã, masculine plural cãos, feminine plural cãs)

  1. white-haired
    Synonym: grisalho

Etymology 3

From Persian خان‎. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Noun

cão m (plural cãos)

  1. (Portugal) khan

Further reading
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