cânhamo

Galician

Noun

cânhamo m (plural cânhamos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of cáñamo

Further reading

• “cânhamo” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• canamo (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cáñamo, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Compare the inherited Old Portuguese cánamo, cánabo, or the inherited Portuguese cânave. Doublet of canábis, cânabis, cânave, and canvas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ɲa.mu/ [ˈkɐ̃.j̃a.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ɲa.mu/ [ˈkɐ̃.j̃a.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ɲa.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/

• Hyphenation: câ‧nha‧mo

Noun

cânhamo m (plural cânhamos)

1. hemp (any Cannabis sativa variety used grown for its fibres, oil and seeds)

   Synonyms: cânave; see also Thesaurus:canábis

Derived terms

• canhamaço, calhamaço

References

• “cânhamo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “cânhamo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024