caneco
Portuguese, noun/kaˈnɛ.ku/
caneco is spelled C-A-N-E-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caneco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a tall and thin mug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caneca alta e estreita”.
What does caneco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea tall and thin mug
- 2
informalmasculineasshole (anus)
- 3
informalmasculinecup
interjection
- 1
Portugalslangholy crapǃ
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caneca alta e estreita 2. utensílio de cozinha para preparo por fervura que é similar a uma caneca grande e que tem uma alça à maneira de cabo projetado curtamente na horizontal e daí curvado para baixo 3. espécie de barril 4. o mesmo que penante, chapéu alto
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 caneco
- canecos plural
- caneco! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caneco?
- Brazil /kaˈnɛ.ku/
- Portugal /kɐˈnɛ.ku/
- Portugal /kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caneco in Portuguese?
caneco 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).