English to Portuguese dog

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dog n	(pet: canine)		cão sm
			cachorro sm
		She got a dog for Christmas.
		Ela ganhou um cão de Natal.
		Ela ganhou um cachorro de natal.

dog n	(species: canis familiaris)	cão, cachorro sm
	There are many different breeds of dog.
	Há várias raças de cão (or: cachorro) diferentes.

Aren't there any regional differences? As far as I understand, it's something like cão (POR) and cachorro (BRA.)

 

[DearPrudence]

+ should "natal" be capitalised in the end or not? It is not so clear either in the compounds of "Christmas ".

 

[MeggieBR]

dog n	(pet: canine)		cão sm
			cachorro sm
		She got a dog for Christmas.
		Ela ganhou um cão de Natal.
		Ela ganhou um cachorro de natal.

dog n	(species: canis familiaris)	cão, cachorro sm
	There are many different breeds of dog.
	Há várias raças de cão (or: cachorro) diferentes.

Aren't there any regional differences? As far as I understand, it's something like cão (POR) and cachorro (BRA.)

no, in Brazil both cão and cachorro are commonly used.

 

[MeggieBR]

+ should "natal" be capitalised in the end or not? It is not so clear either in the compounds of "Christmas ".

yes, it should. Corrected. Thanks

 

[DearPrudence]

no, in Brazil both cão and cachorro are commonly used.

Yes, but I don't think that's the case in Portugal and that should be made clear (for those of us who will probably never get to go to Brazil):
cachorro

1. Cão com menos de seis meses; cão jovem.
2. [Portugal: Madeira, Brasil] Cão adulto.

> In Portugal (except in Madeira), "cachorro" only means "puppy", and not "dog".
(which also makes me think that "(POR) cachorro" should probably be given as a translation of "puppy".