cangambá

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain:

from cão (“dog”) +‎ gambá;[1]
from Old Tupi akangambá, formed by akanga (“head”) +‎ ambá (“hollow”).[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈba/

Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: can‧gam‧bá

Noun

cangambá m (plural cangambás)

skunk
Synonyms: jaritataca, maritacaca, gambá

References

“cangambá” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“Os dois animais chamados de gambá”, in Origem da Palavra‎ (in Portuguese), 2023 June 21, archived from the original on 2023-06-27

Further reading

“cangambá” in iDicionário Aulete.
“cangambá” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“cangambá” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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