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Galician
Noun
cavilha f (plural cavilhas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of cavilla
Further reading
- “cavilha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cavilha f (plural cavilhas)
- ankle
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian caviglia or Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and clavícula.
Pronunciation
Noun
cavilha f (plural cavilhas)
- dowel, peg
Further reading