Can

"Can" in Portuguese

bunda

(buttocks)

lata

(a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids)

lata

(a tin-plate canister)

regador

(a container used to carry and dispense water for plants)

traseiro

(buttocks)

vaso

(non-offensive slang for toilet — see also toilet)

calar

(to shut up)

conseguir

(to be able to; to know how to)

demitir

(to fire or dismiss an employee)

descartar

(to discard)

enlatar

(to preserve)

jogar fora

(to discard)

mandar embora

(to fire or dismiss an employee)

poder

(to be able to; to know how to)

poder

(may)

saber

(to be able to; to know how to)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.