caranguejo

See also: Caranguejo

Portuguese

Caranguejo

Alternative forms

• carangueijo (hypercorrect)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *kankros

Latin cancer

Old Spanish cangro

Spanish -ejo

Spanish cangrejoblend.

Portuguese carangoblend.

Portuguese caranguejo

Borrowed from Spanish cangrejo (from Old Spanish cangro + -ejo) and blended with the native Portuguese carango, both ultimately from Latin cancer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡɐ(j).ʒu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

• Rhymes: -eʒu, -ɐʒu, -ɐjʒu
• Homophone: Caranguejo
• Hyphenation: ca‧ran‧gue‧jo

Noun

caranguejo m (plural caranguejos)

1. crab

   Hyponym: siri

Derived terms

• caranguejada
• caranguejeira
• caranguejo-amarelo
• caranguejo-aranha
• caranguejo-dos-coqueiros
• caranguejo-eremita
• caranguejo-ferradura
• caranguejo-gigante-japonês
• caranguejo-verde
• caranguejola