cascavel

See also: Cascavel

English

Noun

cascavel (plural cascavels)

  1. Alternative form of cascabel (“type of bell”).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), possibly from quassicāre, based on Latin quassāre (“to shake repeatedly, to quake”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kas.kaˈvɛw/ [kas.kaˈvɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛl/ [kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.kɐˈbɛl/ [kɐʃ.kɐˈβɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.kɐˈvɛ.li/

  • Homophone: Cascavel
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: cas‧ca‧vel

Noun

cascavel f (plural cascavéis)

  1. rattlesnake

Noun

cascavel m (plural cascavéis)

  1. jingle bell

Further reading

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