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

Unknown.[1][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

“chavelha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“chavelha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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