cangambá
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain:
- from cão (“dog”) + gambá;[1]
- from Old Tupi akangambá, formed by akanga (“head”) + ambá (“hollow”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: can‧gam‧bá
Noun[edit]
cangambá m (plural cangambás)
- skunk
- Synonyms: jaritataca, maritacaca, gambá
References[edit]
- ^ “cangambá” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “Os dois animais chamados de gambá”, in Origem da Palavra[1] (in Portuguese), 2023 June 21, archived from the original on 2023-06-27
Further reading[edit]
- “cangambá” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “cangambá” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “cangambá” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Categories:
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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