chavelha

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈbe.ʎɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈve.ʎɐ/

Rhymes: -eʎɐ
Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧lha

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula.^[1]^[2] Compare Galician chavella. Doublet of clavícula, cravelha, and cavilha.

Noun

chavelha f (plural chavelhas)

(agriculture) drawbar, peg, etc, used to join a plough to a yoke, or in general any two elements together
Synonym: timão

Etymology 2

Unknown.^[1]^[2]

Alternative forms

xavelha

Noun

chavelha f (plural chavelhas)

(Madeira, fishing) type of fishing ship traditional to Câmara de Lobos

Noun

chavelha m or f by sense (plural chavelhas)

(Madeira) native or inhabitant of Câmara de Lobos
Synonym: câmara-lobense

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “chavelha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “chavelha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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