"carango" meaning in All languages combined

See carango on Wiktionary

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡo/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/ [Portugal] Forms: carangos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡu Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Quechua huarangu, or linked to Latin cancer via a Vulgar Latin metathetic form (compare Old Spanish cangro); cf. also caranguejo. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{der|pt|qu|huarangu}} Quechua huarangu, {{der|pt|la|cancer}} Latin cancer Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} carango m (plural carangos)
  1. (Brazil, informal) ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile) Tags: Brazil, informal, masculine Synonyms: possante
    Sense id: en-carango-pt-noun-zrI5NAC2 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  2. crab louse; pubic louse (Pthirus pubis, a parasitic insect that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans) Tags: masculine Synonyms: chato, piolho-púbico, ladro, piolho-ladro
    Sense id: en-carango-pt-noun-sTmGjfkY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 38 21 2 21 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 39 21 2 21 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 17 34 21 2 22 4
  3. (Brazil) itchiness caused by parasites Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-carango-pt-noun-1DpFniOb Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  4. (military, colloquial) infantry soldier Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-carango-pt-noun-tQr26UGo Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  5. (Brazil) cop Tags: Brazil, masculine
    Sense id: en-carango-pt-noun-scArcXyU Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  6. (Mozambique) peanut Tags: Mozambique, masculine
    Sense id: en-carango-pt-noun-VQmEDQhz Categories (other): Mozambican Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: caranguejo

Inflected forms

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