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caravilla.

hook bolt; latch

9 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaɾaˈβiʎa̝/
  1. hook bolt; latch

    feminine
    Fun ó muiño d'abaixo, e volvín polo d'arriba; o d'abaixo ten ferrollo, o d'arriba caravilla.
  2. peg

    feminine
  3. peg

    feminine
  4. peg peg under the bed of the cart used for tying and securing the load with ropes

    feminine
  5. peg one of several pegs which fasten the wheels to the axe in a traditional Galician cart

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cravilla (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned term derived from Latin clavicula (“little key”). Doublet of chavella and clavícula. Compare Portuguese cravelha and Spanish clavija.

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