"ca" meaning in Portuguese

See ca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} ca (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of cá. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-adv-~8W4WSBC Categories (other): Portuguese prepositions Disambiguation of Portuguese prepositions: 45 30 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Conjunction

Etymology: From Latin quam. Compare Galician ca. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|la|quam}} Latin quam, {{m+|gl|ca}} Galician ca Head templates: {{head|pt|conjunction}} ca
  1. (obsolete) than Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-conj-c4NxHBsF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|pt|preposition}} ca
  1. (Brazil, colloquial) Contraction of com a (“with the”) Tags: Brazil, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: com a (extra: with the)
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-prep-~sWRia7K Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 28 0 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "(obsolete) than"
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