"cangambá" meaning in Portuguese

See cangambá in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Brazil], /kɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈba/ [Portugal] Forms: cangambás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Uncertain: * from cão (“dog”) + gambá; * from Old Tupi akangambá, formed by akanga (“head”) + ambá (“hollow”). Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{af|pt|cão<t:dog>|gambá|nocat=1}} cão (“dog”) + gambá, {{bor|pt|tpw|akangambá}} Old Tupi akangambá, {{af|tpw|akanga|ambá|nocat=1|t1=head|t2=hollow}} akanga (“head”) + ambá (“hollow”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cangambá m (plural cangambás)
  1. skunk Wikipedia link: pt:cangambá Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mephitids Synonyms: jaritataca, maritacaca, gambá
    Sense id: en-cangambá-pt-noun-c7SpY5Hw Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    "can‧gam‧bá"
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    }
  ],
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  "hyphenation": [
    "can‧gam‧bá"
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          "word": "jaritataca"
        },
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          "word": "maritacaca"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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    {
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  ],
  "word": "cangambá"
}

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