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Noun
pé-de-cana m (plural pés-de-cana)
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (Brazil) sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
- Synonym: cana-de-açúcar
1932, José Lins do Rego, chapter 13, in Menino de Engenho, São Paulo: Andersen Editores:O rio chegou no batente da cozinha. Ninguém não vê nem um pé de cana. É um mar d'água daqui até lá.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1961 November, Joel de Almeida (lyrics and music), “Pé-de-cana” (0:16 from the start) ft. Elzo Augusto and José Saccomani, Rio de Janeiro:
2010, Cylon Gonçalves da Silva, “Combustíveis” (chapter 5), in De sol a sol: energia no século XXI, São Paulo: Oficina de Textoss, →ISBN, page 300:Todo mundo conhece um pé de cana. O que pouca gente conhece é a estrutura microscópica da planta.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Brazil, slang, derogatory) drunkard
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alcoólatra
2002, “Pé de Cana, Bom de Cama” (0:29 from the start), in Itamaracá (music), Duelo de Paixão, performed by Ronaldo Viola and João Carvalho, São Paulo: JP Music:Minha mulher me chama de pé de cana, de pau d'água e de banana o dia inteiro sem parar- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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