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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of caveira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈva.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈva.ɾjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈva.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈva.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈva.ɾi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈva.ɾja/
Noun
calvária f (plural calvárias)
- (anatomy) calvaria (top of the skull)
- Synonym: abóbada craniana