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canivete.

knife, penknife

8 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[kaniˈβetɪ]
  1. knife, penknife

    masculine
  2. cane rocket

    masculine
  3. cane sexual intercourse

    euphemistic · humorous · masculine
Where this word comes from

15th century. Borrowed from Old French cnivet (“little knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ- (“to pinch”). The meaning "cane","rocket", was transferred from the group cana, canavela, canaveira, "cane".

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