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The Portuguese word for pen is
caneta





pen

Gender

The gender of caneta is feminine. E.g. a caneta.

Plural

The plural of caneta is canetas.

Portuguese Definition


pen
     1. Substantivo. caneta
     2. Substantivo. curral



Translations for pen and their definitions

caneta
     1. n-f. pen (writing tool)
     2. n-f. (Portugal, colloquial) leg (lower limb)
           Já não me aguento das canetas. - My legs are tired.
     3. n-f. (Brazil, soccer/football) nutmeg (action of playing the ball between the legs of an opponent)
           Ela deu uma caneta na zagueira e arrematou no gol. - She nutmegged the defender and shot to the goal.


curral
     1. n-m. corral, pen (enclosure for animals)


cercado
     1. Participle. past participle of cercar


cela
     1. n-f. cell (small room or compartment)
     2. n-f.          room in a prison for containing inmates
     3. n-f.          room of a monastery


escrever
     1. v. to write (to form letters, etc.)


Cisne
     1. Proper noun. (constellation) Cygnus (a summer constellation of the northern sky)
     2. n-m. swan


prender
     1. v. to arrest (to seize and take into legal custody)
     2. v. to attach or bind
     3. v. to restrain; to restrict
     4. v. to become close (emotionally) to someone


enclausurar
     1. v. to cloister (to confine in a cloister)
     2. v. to pen; to enclose


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