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Latin
Adjective
cānastra
- inflection of cānaster:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
cānastrā
- ablative feminine singular of cānaster
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cannastrum, *cannastra, an alteration of Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron).
Pronunciation
Noun
canastra f (plural canastras)
- a large basket
- (Brazil) a type of armadillo
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