Canícula

See also: canicula, Canicula, caniculă, and canícula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Canicula.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈni.ku.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈni.ku.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈni.ku.lɐ/

Homophone: canícula
Rhymes: -ikulɐ
Hyphenation: Ca‧ní‧cu‧la

Noun

Canícula f

(astronomy) dog days (the days between early July and early September when Sirius rises and sets with the Sun)

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