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cânave

Portuguese, noun/ˈkɐ̃.na.vi/

cânave is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hemp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cânhamo”.

What does cânave mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehemp

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. cânhamo

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 cânave

  • cânaves plural
  • câneve alternative
  • caneve alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cânave?

  • Brazil /ˈkɐ̃.na.vi/
  • Portugal /ˈkɐ.nɐ.vɨ/
  • Portugal /ˈkɐ.nɐ.bɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.