naveta
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English
Noun
naveta (plural navetas)
- A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French navette.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: na‧ve‧ta
Noun
naveta f (plural navetas)
- shuttle (part of a loom)
- Synonym: lançadeira
- incense boat (vessel that holds incense before it is put into a censer)
References
- ^ “naveta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “naveta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
Noun
naveta