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cascavel.

rattlesnake

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kas.kaˈvɛw/Brazil[kas.kaˈvɛʊ̯]Brazil/kaʃ.kaˈvɛw/Rio-de-Janeiro[kaʃ.kaˈvɛʊ̯]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. rattlesnake

    feminine

  2. rattle (set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos)bor. Latin caccabus Latin cascabus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Vulgar Latin *cascabellus Old Occitan cascavelbor. Old Galician-Portuguese cascavel Portuguese cascavel Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cascavel, from Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin *cascābellus (“small bell”), from cascabus.

noun/kas.kaˈvɛw/Brazil[kas.kaˈvɛʊ̯]Brazil/kaʃ.kaˈvɛw/Rio-de-Janeiro[kaʃ.kaˈvɛʊ̯]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. jingle bell

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos)bor. Latin caccabus Latin cascabus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Vulgar Latin *cascabellus Old Occitan cascavelbor. Old Galician-Portuguese cascavel Portuguese cascavel Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cascavel, from Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin *cascābellus (“small bell”), from cascabus.

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