canícula

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin canicula.

Noun

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canícula f (plural canículas)

  1. intense heat

Etymology 2

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From cana +‎ -i- +‎ -cula.[1]

Noun

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canícula f (plural canículas)

  1. small and slender cane
  2. (informal) slender leg

References

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  1. ^ canícula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin canicula. Doublet of canijo (and the feminine canija).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈnikula/ [kaˈni.ku.la]
  • Rhymes: -ikula
  • Syllabification: ca‧ní‧cu‧la

Noun

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canícula f (plural canículas)

  1. dog days (the days between early July and early September when Sirius rises and sets with the Sun)

Further reading

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