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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

caneta.

pen (writing tool)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈne.tɐ/Brazil/kɐˈne.tɐ/Portugal
  1. pen (writing tool)

    feminine
  2. leg (lower limb)

    Portugal · colloquial · feminine
    Já não me aguento das canetas.
  3. nutmeg (action of playing the ball between the legs of an opponent)

    Brazil · feminine
    Ela deu uma caneta na zagueira e arrematou no gol.
  4. devil

    Azores · feminine
Where this word comes from

From cana (“cane, reed”) + -eta. Sense 3 is a derivation from sense 2 (itself an analogy), originally as the expression "tocar a bola por entre as canetas" ("play the ball between the legs").

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