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aduela.

stave (of barrels, casks, etc.)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.duˈɛ.lɐ/Brazil/aˈdwɛ.lɐ/Brazil/ɐˈdwɛ.lɐ/Portugal[ɐˈðwɛ.lɐ]Portugal
  1. stave (of barrels, casks, etc.)

    feminine
  2. voussoir (one of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault)

    feminine
  3. rib

    Azores · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French douelle, diminutive of douve / doue, from Latin doga (“vessel”). Compare Galician doela, Spanish duela.

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