Polyglot Dictionary

caranguejo

/kaɾɐ̃ˈɡeʒu/

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

Forms

plural
os caranguejos

Meaning

  1. crab

    • Comi caranguejo.

      I ate crab.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

siri

siri specifically means a smaller blue crab species, used more in Brazilian cuisine; caranguejo is the general word for "crab."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cangrejo

cangrejo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crab."

French

crabe

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

Practice

1 What does caranguejo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Comi ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caranguejo?

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