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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French douelle, diminutive of douve / doue, from Latin doga (“vessel”). Compare Galician doela, Spanish duela.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈɛ.lɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.lɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈɛ.lɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈɛ.la/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.la/
Noun
aduela f (plural aduelas)
- stave (of barrels, casks, etc.)
- (architecture) voussoir (one of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault)