canhão

Portuguese
canhão

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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

canhão m (plural canhões)

  1. cannon (artillery piece)
  2. (Brazil, slang) ugly woman, hag
  • canhonhaço, canhonada, canhonear, canhoneio
  • artilharia
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.