canaleta

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈle.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈle.ta/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧na‧le‧ta

Noun

canaleta f (plural canaletas)

  1. gutter (duct or channel beneath the eaves)
    Synonyms: calha, algeroz, agueiro
  2. gutter (groove beside a bowling alley)
  3. swale (shallow troughlike depression created to carry water)
    Synonym: valeta

Spanish

Etymology

From canal +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanaˈleta/ [ka.naˈle.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ca‧na‧le‧ta

Noun

canaleta f (plural canaletas)

  1. gutter (duct or channel beneath the eaves)
  2. gutter (groove beside a bowling alley)
  3. canal (trough to carry water)

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