canastra

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Latin

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Adjective

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cānastra

  1. inflection of cānaster:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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cānastrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of cānaster

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *cannastrum, *cannastra, an alteration of Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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canastra f (plural canastras)

  1. a large basket
  2. (Brazil) a type of armadillo

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ canastra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ canastra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024