cavaco

From cavar (“to dig, carve”) +‎ -aco.

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈβakʊ]

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

1. chip, splinter

   Synonyms: acha, racha

2. billet

   Synonyms: acha, racha

• cavaca

• cavar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cavaco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cavaco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cavaco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From cava +‎ -aco.^[1]

• Rhymes: -aku
• Homophone: Cavaco
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧co

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

1. chip; splinter (small piece of wood)
2. (informal) chat

• cavaquinho
• cavacar
• encavacar
• cavaqueira