chavelha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese chavella, inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula. Doublet of clavícula, cravelha, and cavilha.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈve.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈve.ʎa/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ʃɐˈvɐ(ɪ̯).ʎɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈve.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈve.ʎɐ/

  • Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧lha

Noun

chavelha f (plural chavelhas)

  1. plowbeam, drawbar

Further reading
  • “chavelha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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