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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of cancro and caranguejo.
Pronunciation
Noun
câncer m (plural cânceres)
- (Brazil) cancer (disease)
- Synonym: (Portugal) cancro
- (Brazil, figurative) a very undesirable, prejudicial or in any other way negative thing
- Synonym: (Portugal) cancro
Políticos são um câncer para o nosso país.- Politicians are a very bad thing for our country.
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