canceriano

Portuguese

Etymology

Câncer +‎ -iano

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.se.ɾiˈɐ̃.nu/ [kɐ̃.se.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.seˈɾjɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.se.ɾiˈɐ̃.nu/ [kɐ̃.se.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.seˈɾjɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.se.ɾiˈɐ.no/ [kɐ̃.se.ɾɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.seˈɾjɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.sɨˈɾjɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.sɨˈɾjɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.sɨˈɾja.nu/

Adjective

canceriano (feminine canceriana, masculine plural cancerianos, feminine plural cancerianas)

1. (Brazil) Cancerian (of, or pertaining to, the astrological sign of Cancer)

   Synonym: (Portugal) caranguejiano

Noun

canceriano m (plural cancerianos, feminine canceriana, feminine plural cancerianas)

1. (Brazil) Cancerian (a person born under the astrological sign of Cancer)

   Synonym: (Portugal) caranguejiano

Related terms

• Câncer
• Caranguejo

Further reading

• “canceriano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “canceriano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026