cavaco

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Galician

Etymology

From cavar (“to dig, carve”) +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

chip, splinter
Synonyms: acha, racha
billet
Synonyms: acha, racha

Related terms

cavaca

Related terms

cavar

References

“cavaco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“cavaco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“cavaco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cava +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.ku/

Rhymes: -aku
Homophone: Cavaco
Hyphenation: ca‧va‧co

Noun

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

chip; splinter (small piece of wood)
(informal) chat

Derived terms

References

^ “cavaco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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