cangote
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈɡɔ.t͡ʃi/
cangote is spelled C-A-N-G-O-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 83,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cangote is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nuca”.
What does cangote mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinenape
- 2
masculinethe whole neck
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nuca
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 cangote
- cangotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cangote?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈɡɔ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kɐ̃ˈɡɔ.tɨ/
- /kɐ̃ˈɡɔti/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cangote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cangote in Portuguese?
cangote appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).