canastra

Latin

Adjective

cānastra

1. inflection of cānaster:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

cānastrā

1. ablative feminine singular of cānaster

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cannastrum, *cannastra, an alteration of Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnas.tɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnas.tɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈnaʃ.tɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnas.tɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈnaʃ.tɾɐ/

Noun

canastra f (plural canastras)

1. a large basket
2. (Brazil) a type of armadillo

Derived terms

• canastrão
• arriar a canastra