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The Portuguese word for dog is
cão





dog

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


Dictionary entries from Wiktionary

Pronunciation

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