cana-de-açúcar

Portuguese

cana-de-açúcar

Etymology

Literally, “cane of sugar”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐʁ/ [ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐʁ/ [ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐʁ/ [ˌkɐ̃.nɐ.d͡ʒi.aˈsu.kɐχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ.na.de.aˈsu.kaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ.nɐ.d‿ɐˈsu.kaɾ/ [ˌkɐ.nɐ.ð‿ɐˈsu.kaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkɐ.nɐ.d‿ɐˈsu.kaɾ/ [ˌkɐ.nɐ.ð‿ɐˈsu.kaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌka.nɐ.d‿ɐˈsu.kaɾ/ [ˌka.nɐ.ð‿ɐˈsu.kaɾ]

• Hyphenation: ca‧na‧-de‧-a‧çú‧car

Noun

cana-de-açúcar f (plural canas-de-açúcar)

1. sugar cane (species of grass (Saccharum officinarum), whose sap is a source of sugar)

Related terms

• cana-da-índia

Further reading

• “cana-de-açúcar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “cana-de-açúcar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025