canastra
Portuguese, noun/kaˈnas.tɾɐ/
canastra is spelled C-A-N-A-S-T-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canastra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a large basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cesta larga e pouco alta”.
What does canastra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea large basket
- 2
Brazilfemininea type of armadillo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cesta larga e pouco alta 2. espécie de tatu 3. jogo de cartas para dois a quatro jogadores jogado com 2 baralhos e 4 curingas no qual o objetivo é fazer canastras (sete cartas iguais, como por exemplo 7 quatros, ou 4 cartas iguais mais curingas), ganhando pontos e acabando as cartas que se têm na mão 4. no jogo de canastra³: conjunto de cartas que dão pontos aos jogadores
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 canastra
- canastras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canastra?
- Brazil /kaˈnas.tɾɐ/
- /kaˈnaʃ.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.ˈnaʃ.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canastra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canastra in Portuguese?
canastra appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).