cavanhaque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named after French general L. E. Cavaignac (1802–1857).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.vɐ̃ˈɲa.ki/ [ka.vɐ̃ˈj̃a.ki]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.vɐˈɲa.ke/

  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Hyphenation: ca‧va‧nha‧que

Noun

cavanhaque m (plural cavanhaques)

  1. (Brazil) goatee (beard at the centre of the chin)
    Synonym: (Portugal) pera
    • 1923, Monteiro Lobato, “O velho e a “estrela”” (chapter 29), in Mundo da Lua, São Paulo: Monteiro Lobato & Cia, pages 29–30:
      Dona Maria, a esposa, gorda velhota já nos sessenta, xinga-o de “velho atôa que não se enxerga...” E elle, a cofiar o cavanhaque, pisca maliciosamente: / — Que importa a casca se a madeira é de cerne?
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