carango

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Quechua huarangu, or linked to Latin cancer via a Vulgar Latin metathetic form (compare Old Spanish cangro); if so, doublet of caranguejo. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡu Hyphenation: ca‧ran‧go === Noun === carango m (plural carangos) (Brazil, informal) ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile) Synonym: possante crab louse, pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) Synonyms: chato, piolho-púbico, ladro, piolho-ladro (Brazil) itchiness caused by parasites (military slang) infantry soldier (Brazil) cop (Mozambique) peanut ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “carango”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “carango”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “carango”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “carango”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “carango”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026