canhão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian cannone (“cannon”), from Latin canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Or from Spanish cañón (“cannon”) (compare cânion).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [kɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ca‧nhão

Noun

canhão m (plural canhões)

  1. cannon (artillery piece)
  2. (geology) canyon
    Synonym: cânion
  3. (Brazil, slang) ugly woman, hag
  • canhonada
  • canhonear
  • canhoneio
  • canhonhaço

See also

References

  1. ^ “canhão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Further reading

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