canhão
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/
canhão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cannon (artillery piece)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “armamento de calibre igual ou superior a 20mm”.
What does canhão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecannon (artillery piece)
- 2
masculinecanyon
- 3
Brazilmasculineslangugly woman, hag
- 4
masculinewoman of the night
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mulher muito feia
noun: 1. armamento de calibre igual ou superior a 20mm 2. parte de cima do cano das botas 3. peça de metal existente em algumas fechaduras 4. garganta de paredes abruptas
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 canhão
- canhões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canhão?
- Brazil /kɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canhão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canhão in Portuguese?
canhão appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).