chavelha
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈve.ʎa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɐˈbe.ʎɐ/ [t͡ʃɐˈβe.ʎɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈve.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈve.ʎɐ/
- Rhymes: -eʎɐ
- Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧lha
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula.[1][2] Compare Galician chavella. Doublet of clavícula, cravelha, and cavilha.
Noun
chavelha f (plural chavelhas)
- (agriculture) drawbar, peg, etc, used to join a plough to a yoke, or in general any two elements together
- Synonym: timão
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- xavelha
Noun
chavelha f (plural chavelhas)
- (Madeira, fishing) type of fishing ship traditional to Câmara de Lobos
Noun
chavelha m or f by sense (plural chavelhas)
- (Madeira) native or inhabitant of Câmara de Lobos
- Synonym: câmara-lobense
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “chavelha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “chavelha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025