Masculine

caniço

Meaning

  1. (masculine) reed, cane
  2. (masculine) fishing rod
  3. (figuratively, masculine) a very skinny person
  4. (Mozambique, masculine) slum

Concepts

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈni.su/
Etymology

In summary

From cana + -iço. Cognate with Galician canizo, Spanish cañizo, Catalan canyís.

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