cavanhaque
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Named after French general L. E. Cavaignac (1802–1857).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aki
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧nha‧que
Noun
cavanhaque m (plural cavanhaques)
- (Brazil) goatee (beard at the centre of the chin)
- Synonym: (Portugal) pera
- 1923, Monteiro Lobato, “O velho e a “estrela”” (chapter 29), in Mundo da Lua, São Paulo: Monteiro Lobato & Cia, pages 29–30:
- Dona Maria, a esposa, gorda velhota já nos sessenta, xinga-o de “velho atôa que não se enxerga...” E elle, a cofiar o cavanhaque, pisca maliciosamente: / — Que importa a casca se a madeira é de cerne?
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Further reading
- “cavanhaque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “cavanhaque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025