Masculine
carango
Meaning
- (Brazil, informal, masculine) ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)
- (masculine) crab louse; pubic louse (Pthirus pubis, a parasitic insect that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans)
- (Brazil, masculine) itchiness caused by parasites
- (colloquial, masculine) infantry soldier
- (Brazil, masculine) cop
- (Mozambique, masculine) peanut
Concepts
Synonyms
آليَّة
Filzlaus
bagnole
auto
medio de transportePronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Quechua huarangu, or linked to Latin cancer via a Vulgar Latin metathetic form (compare Old Spanish cangro); cf. also caranguejo.
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