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canifobia

Portuguese, noun/ka.ni.foˈbi.ɐ/

canifobia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “canophobia (fear of dogs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does canifobia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecanophobia (fear of dogs)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of canifobia

  • canifobias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce canifobia?

  • Brazil /ka.ni.foˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal /kɐ.ni.fuˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal [kɐ.ni.fuˈβi.ɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.