canhota
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈɲɔ.tɐ/
canhota is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of canhoto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of canhoto. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espingarda, arma de fogo”.
What does canhota mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of canhoto
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of canhoto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espingarda, arma de fogo
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 canhota
- canhotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canhota?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈɲɔ.tɐ/
- Brazil [kɐ̃ˈj̃ɔ.tɐ]
- Portugal /kɐˈɲɔ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is canhota in Portuguese?
canhota 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).