canceroso
Portuguese, adjective/kɐ̃.seˈɾo.zu/
canceroso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “cancerous (relating to or affected with cancer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de natureza do câncer”.
What does canceroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cancerous (relating to or affected with cancer)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de natureza do câncer 2. que o tem
noun: 1. indivíduo acometido por ele
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 canceroso
- cancerosa feminine
- cancerosos masculine plural
- cancerosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canceroso?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.seˈɾo.zu/
- Portugal /kɐ̃.sɨˈɾo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canceroso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canceroso in Portuguese?
canceroso appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).