calango

Portuguese

Etymology

From Kimbundu kalanga, contraction of rikalanga.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɐ̃.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɐ̃.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈlɐ̃.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈlɐ̃.ɡu/

Noun

calango m (plural calangos)

1. (Brazil) a small lizard

   Synonym: lagartixa

Further reading

• “calango”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024