caneco

Galician

Etymology

From cano +‎ -eco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈnɛkʊ]

Noun

caneco m (plural canecos)

1. pitcher; bottle

   Synonym: caneca

   Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco (folk song)

   Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry

2. jug

   Synonym: canada

Related terms

• cana
• cano

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caneco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caneco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caneco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnɛ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnɛ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnɛ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈnɛ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɛku
• Hyphenation: ca‧ne‧co

Noun

caneco m (plural canecos)

1. a tall and thin mug
2. (informal) asshole (anus)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ânus

3. (sports, informal) cup

   Synonyms: taça, troféu

   • 1970 July 17, “resolva êste jôgo”, in Placar, number 18, São Paulo: Abril, →ISSN, page 41, column 1:

     Carlos Alberto, capitão da Seleção tricampeã mundial, foi o único jogador de nossa defesa a marcar um gol na Copa. Êle fêz o último gol e depois foi levantar o Caneco.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Interjection

caneco!

1. (Portugal, slang) holy crapǃ

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈneko/ [kaˈne.ko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: ca‧ne‧co

Adjective

caneco (feminine caneca, masculine plural canecos, feminine plural canecas)

1. (Bolivia) drunk

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho

Further reading

• “caneco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10