cangosta
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈɡos.tɐ/
cangosta is spelled C-A-N-G-O-S-T-A (8 letters). Cangosta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “narrow and steep path” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caminho estreito e dificultoso, entre paredes ou fundo, do que é difícil sair”.
What does cangosta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenarrow and steep path
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caminho estreito e dificultoso, entre paredes ou fundo, do que é difícil sair
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 cangosta
- cangostas plural
- congosta alternative
- quingosta alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cangosta?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈɡos.tɐ/
- /kɐ̃ˈɡoʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ̃ˈɡoʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.