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Portuguese
Etymology
From canastra + -ão.
Pronunciation
Noun
canastrão m (plural canastrões)
- Augmentative of canastra
- (derogatory) a bad actor, ham actor
- (slang) a big but weak horse
- (Brazil, zoology) an individual of a prestigious Brazilian breed of pigs