cão-tinhoso
Portuguese, noun/ˌkɐ̃w̃.t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/
cão-tinhoso is spelled C-Ã-O-T-I-N-H-O-S-O (10 letters). Cão-tinhoso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the Devil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o diabo”.
What does cão-tinhoso mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinethe Devil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o diabo
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 cão-tinhoso
- cães-tinhosos plural
- metaphonic plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cão-tinhoso?
- Brazil /ˌkɐ̃w̃.t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/
- Brazil [ˌkɐ̃ʊ̯̃.t͡ʃĩˈj̃o.zu]
- Portugal /ˌkɐ̃w̃.tiˈɲo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.