Masculine
caniço
Meaning
- (masculine) reed, cane
- (masculine) fishing rod
- (figuratively, masculine) a very skinny person
- (Mozambique, masculine) slum
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈni.su/
Etymology
In summary
From cana + -iço. Cognate with Galician canizo, Spanish cañizo, Catalan canyís.
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