chave de fenda
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “key of fissure”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.vi d͡ʒi ˈfẽ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ve de ˈfẽ.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.vɨ dɨ ˈfẽ.dɐ/ [ˈʃa.vɨ ðɨ ˈfẽ.dɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.bɨ dɨ ˈfẽ.dɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.βɨ ðɨ ˈfẽ.dɐ]
Noun
chave de fenda f (plural chaves de fenda)
- screwdriver (tool)
- Synonym: chave de parafusos
Related terms
- chave inglesa
- chave Phillips
Further reading
- “chave de fenda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025