cânhamo
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɐ̃.ɲa.mu/
cânhamo is spelled C-Â-N-H-A-M-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,725th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cânhamo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hemp (any Cannabis sativa variety used grown for its fibres, oil and seeds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta canabínea cujos abundantes filamentos servem para tecidos”.
What does cânhamo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehemp (any Cannabis sativa variety used grown for its fibres, oil and seeds)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta canabínea cujos abundantes filamentos servem para tecidos 2. fios ou pano de cânhamo 3. designação de várias outras plantas filamentosas
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 cânhamo
- cânhamos plural
- canamo alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cânhamo?
- Brazil /ˈkɐ̃.ɲa.mu/
- Brazil [ˈkɐ̃.j̃a.mu]
- Portugal /ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cânhamo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cânhamo in Portuguese?
cânhamo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).