cavername

Portuguese

Etymology

From caverna (“rib”) +‎ -ame.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.veʁˈnɐ̃.mi/ [ka.veɦˈnɐ̃.mi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.veɾˈnɐ̃.mi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.veʁˈnɐ̃.mi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.veɻˈnɐ.me/
 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ver‧na‧me

Noun

cavername m (plural cavernames)

  1. (nautical) ribs, framework (set of ship's ribs)
  2. (informal) skeleton

References

  1. ^ “cavername”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “cavername”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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