The Portuguese word for dog is
cão
Gender
The gender of cão is masculine. E.g. o cão.Portuguese Definition
dog | |
1. Substantivo. (Zoologia) cão, cachorro | |
2. Substantivo. pessoa vil | |
3. Verbo. perseguir, atormentar |
Translations for dog and their definitions
cão | © | |
1. n-m. dog | ||
2. n-m. (colloquial epithetic) the Devil | ||
3. adj. white-haired | ||
4. n-m. (Portugal) khan |
cachorro | |
1. n-m. (Portugal) puppy (a young dog) | |
2. n-m. (Brazil, Madeira, colloquial) dog (of any age) | |
3. n-m. (Brazil, derogatory) a promiscuous man | |
4. n-m. (Brazil, by extension) an unfaithful man | |
5. n-m. ellipsis of cachorro-quente: hot dog |
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