calha

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lha

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese cãalla, from Vulgar Latin *canālia, from Latin canālis (“gutter, ditch”); cf. cale and canal.

Noun

calha f (plural calhas)

  1. gutter
    Synonym: caleira
  2. channel
  3. rail
    Synonym: carril
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Deverbal from calhar.

Noun

calha m (plural calhas)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) chance; coincidence
    Synonym: acaso

Etymology 3

Verb

calha

  1. inflection of calhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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