canícula

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See also: canicula, Canicula, caniculă, and Canícula

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin canicula.

Noun

canícula f (plural canículas)

  1. intense heat

Etymology 2

From cana +‎ -i- +‎ -cula.[1]

Noun

canícula f (plural canículas)

  1. small and slender cane
  2. (informal) slender leg

References

  1. ^ “canícula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canicula. Doublet of canijo (and the feminine canija).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnikula/
  • Rhymes: -ikula
  • Syllabification: ca‧ní‧cu‧la

Noun

canícula f (plural canículas)

  1. dog days (the days between early July and early September when Sirius rises and sets with the Sun)

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