côvão
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).[1][2] Compare Italian cofano, Spanish cuévano. Doublet of cofre. See also Portuguese covo, cobo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko.vɐ̃w̃/ [ˈko.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.vɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.bɐ̃w̃/ [ˈko.βɐ̃w̃]
- Hyphenation: cô‧vão
Noun
côvão m (plural côvãos)
Related terms
References
- ^ “côvão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “côvão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025