chavelha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese chavella, inherited from Vulgar Latin *clāvicla, from Latin clāvicula. Doublet of clavícula, cravelha, and cavilha.

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/

Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧lha

Noun

chavelha f (plural chavelhas)

plowbeam, drawbar

Further reading

“chavelha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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