carango

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Quechua huarangu,[1] or linked to Latin cancer via a Vulgar Latin metathetic form (compare Old Spanish cangro); cf. also caranguejo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɐ̃.ɡo/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡu

Noun

carango m (plural carangos)

  1. (Brazil, informal) ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)
    Synonym: possante
  2. crab louse; pubic louse (Pthirus pubis, a parasitic insect that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans)
    Synonyms: chato, piolho-púbico, ladro, piolho-ladro
  3. (Brazil) itchiness caused by parasites
  4. (military, colloquial) infantry soldier
  5. (Brazil) cop
  6. (Mozambique) peanut

References

  1. ^ “carango”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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