calango
Portuguese, noun/kaˈlɐ̃.ɡu/
calango is spelled C-A-L-A-N-G-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 60,841st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calango is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a small lizard, especially one from the Tropiduridae family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “raiz tuberosa e comestível da palmeira brava”.
What does calango mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea small lizard, especially one from the Tropiduridae family
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. raiz tuberosa e comestível da palmeira brava 2. espécie de lagarto 3. dança folclórica 4. recipiente para água
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calango
- calangos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calango?
- Brazil /kaˈlɐ̃.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is calango in Portuguese?
calango appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).