câncer

/ˈkɐ̃seɾ/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cânceres

Meaning

  1. cancer

    • Lutou contra o câncer.

      He fought cancer.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cáncer

cáncer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cancer."

French

cancer

cancer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cancer."

Practice

1 What does câncer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lutou contra o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches câncer?

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