canhoto

Portuguese

Etymology

From canho +‎ -oto.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈɲo.tu/ [kɐ̃ˈj̃o.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɲo.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɲo.tu/

Hyphenation: ca‧nho‧to

Adjective

canhoto (feminine canhota, masculine plural canhotos, feminine plural canhotas)

left-handed (preferring the left hand over the right)

Descendants

Hunsrik: kangjott

Noun

canhoto m (plural canhotos)

(accounting) ledger (collection of accounting entries)
left-hander (a person who is left-handed)
Synonym: canhoteiro

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