cantonês
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.toˈne(j)s/
cantonês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Cantonese (person from Canton)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um dos idiomas falados na China”.
What does cantonês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Cantonese (relating to Canton)
- 2
Cantonese (relating to the Cantonese people)
- 3
Cantonese (relating to the Cantonese language)
noun
- 1
masculineCantonese (person from Canton)
- 2
masculineCantonese (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou proveniente de Cantão, na China
noun: 1. um dos idiomas falados na China 2. nativo de Cantão
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 cantonês
- cantonesa feminine
- cantoneses masculine plural
- cantonesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cantonês?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.toˈne(j)s/
- Brazil [kɐ̃.toˈne(ɪ̯)s]
- /kɐ̃.toˈne(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cantonês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cantonês in Portuguese?
cantonês appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).