carango
Portuguese, noun/kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
carango is spelled C-A-R-A-N-G-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 100,600th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carango is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does carango mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculineride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)
- 2
masculinecrab louse, pubic louse (Pthirus pubis)
- 3
Brazilmasculineitchiness caused by parasites
- 4
masculineslanginfantry soldier
- 5
Brazilmasculinecop
- 6
masculinepeanut
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of carango
- carangos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carango?
- Brazil /kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
- Portugal /kɐˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carango in Portuguese?
carango appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).