cabano

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɐ.nu/ [kɐˈβɐ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbɐ.nu/ [kɐˈβɐ.nu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.nu/ [kɐˈβa.nu]

• Rhymes: -ɐnu

Noun

cabano m (plural cabanos, feminine cabana, feminine plural cabanas)

1. (Brazil, historical) a participant in the Cabanagem

Noun

cabano m (plural cabanos)

1. a large basket

Adjective

cabano (feminine cabana, masculine plural cabanos, feminine plural cabanas)

1. (of oxen or horses) having drooping horns or ears
2. (North Brazil, of children) having a tendency to break things, especially toys

Further reading

• “cabano”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “cabano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025