câncer
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of cancro and caranguejo.
Noun
câncer m (plural es)
- (Brazil) cancer (disease)
- (figurative) a very undesirable, prejudicial or in any other way negative thing
- Políticos são um câncer para o nosso país.
- Politicians are a very bad thing for our country.
Synonyms
- (cancer): cancro (Portugal)