caneco
Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑˈnɛkʊ]
Noun
caneco m (plural canecos)
- pitcher; bottle
- Synonym: caneca
- Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco (folk song)
- Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry
- jug
- Synonym: canada
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caneco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caneco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caneco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈnɛ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈnɛ.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈnɛ.ku/
- Rhymes: -ɛku
- Hyphenation: ca‧ne‧co
Noun
caneco m (plural canecos)
- a tall and thin mug
- (informal) asshole (anus)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ânus
- (sports, informal) cup
- 1970 July 17, “resolva êste jôgo”, in Placar, number 18, São Paulo: Abril, →ISSN, page 41, column 1:
- Carlos Alberto, capitão da Seleção tricampeã mundial, foi o único jogador de nossa defesa a marcar um gol na Copa. Êle fêz o último gol e depois foi levantar o Caneco.
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Interjection
caneco!
- (Portugal, slang) holy crapǃ
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈneko/ [kaˈne.ko]
- Rhymes: -eko
- Syllabification: ca‧ne‧co
Adjective
caneco (feminine caneca, masculine plural canecos, feminine plural canecas)
- (Bolivia) drunk
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
Further reading
- “caneco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024