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Galician
Etymology
From cano + -eco.
Pronunciation
Noun
caneco m (plural canecos)
- pitcher; bottle
- Synonym: caneca
Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco (folk song)- Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry
- jug
- Synonym: canada
References
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
caneco m (plural canecos)
- a tall and thin mug
- (informal) asshole (anus)
- Synonym: butico
- (Portugal, sports, informal) cup
- Synonyms: taça, troféu
Interjection
caneco!
- (Portugal, slang) holy crapǃ
Descendants
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈneko/
- Rhymes: -eko
- Syllabification: ca‧ne‧co
Adjective
caneco (feminine caneca, masculine plural canecos, feminine plural canecas)
- (Bolivia) drunk
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
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