canastrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From canastra +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.nasˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.nasˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.nasˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.nasˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.naʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.naʃˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɐʃˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: ca‧nas‧trão

Noun

canastrão m (plural canastrões)

1. Augmentative of canastra
2. (derogatory) a bad actor, ham actor
3. (slang) a big but weak horse
4. (Brazil, zoology) an individual of a prestigious Brazilian breed of pigs