pé de cana

See also: pé-de-cana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pé-de-cana (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “cane stalk”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈkɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ de ˈkɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈkɐ.nɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈkɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈkɐ.nɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈkɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈka.nɐ/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈka.nɐ]

Noun

pé de cana m (plural pés de cana)

2. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) drunkard

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alcoólatra

   • 2002, “Pé de Cana, Bom de Cama” (0:29 from the start), in Itamaracá (music), Duelo de Paixão, performed by Ronaldo Viola and João Carvalho, São Paulo: JP Music:

     Minha mulher me chama de pé de cana, de pau d'água e de banana o dia inteiro sem parar

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pé,‎ de,‎ cana.

Further reading

• “pé de cana”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “pé de cana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pé de cana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025