cabeçal

Portuguese

Etymology

From cabeça +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.beˈsaw/ [ka.beˈsaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.bɨˈsal/ [kɐ.βɨˈsaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.bɨˈsa.li/ [kɐ.βɨˈsa.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧çal

Noun

cabeçal m (plural cabeçais)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) a type of compress applied to the head
  2. (dated) a head-pillow
  3. a beam placed under a bell for safety

Further reading

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