Where does “canastrão” come from?

canastrão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

canastrão (Portuguese): a bad actor, ham actor

Definitions

  1. a bad actor, ham actor

Ancestry of “canastrão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →