cã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• che

Etymology

From Latin quod. Compare Romanian că.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

cã

1. because

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Hyphenation: cã

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cãa, from Latin cāna, neuter plural of cānus, or derived from the feminine of Portuguese cão. Compare Spanish cana.

Adjective

cã

1. feminine singular of cão

Noun

cã f (plural cãs)

1. grey hair

   Synonym: cabelo grisalho

Related terms

• cão

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Can, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (“Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.

Alternative forms

• khan, cão

Noun

cã m (plural cãs)

1. khan (a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages)

   Synonym: grão-mogol

Derived terms

• Gengis-Cã

Romagnol

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈkɤɤ̃]
  • (Faenza): IPA^(key): [ˈkɐ̃ʌ̃]

Noun

cã m (plural chẽ) (Faenza, Old Faentino, Ravenna)

1. dog