carango

Uncertain. Possibly from Quechua huarangu,^[1] or linked to Latin cancer via a Vulgar Latin metathetic form (compare Old Spanish cangro); cf. also caranguejo.

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡu

carango m (plural carangos)

1. (informal) ride (affectionate term for one’s automobile)

   Synonym: possante

2. crab louse; pubic louse (Pthirus pubis, a parasitic insect that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans)

   Synonym: chato

• caranguejo