chávi

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Macanese

chávi

Etymology

From Portuguese chave, from Old Galician-Portuguese chave, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis (bolt, lock, bar), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

Noun

chávi

  1. key (object that opens and closes a lock)
  2. key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)

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