🇵🇹 Portuguese

cano

masculine

o cano

pipe

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cano
/u ˈkɐ̃nu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cano in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈkɐ̃nu/

How do you pronounce cano in Portuguese?

cano is pronounced /u ˈkɐ̃nu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O cano velho precisava ser substituído porque estava enferrujado.

The old pipe needed to be replaced because it was rusty.

Encontrei um cano quebrado no banheiro e chamei um encanador experiente para consertá-lo.

I found a broken pipe in the bathroom and called an experienced plumber to fix it.

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Why is it masculine?

Cano is masculine because it is a noun (not an adjective) meaning "pipe" or "tube." In Portuguese, it follows the standard pattern where nouns ending in "-o" are typically masculine. The word derives from Latin "canalis" (channel/pipe), and Portuguese retained the masculine gender through its evolution from Latin.

What is the Portuguese word for pipe?

The Portuguese word for pipe is o cano — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchtuyaulemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishtubería flips!lafeminine

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