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cava.

armhole (hole for the arm in clothing)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.vɐ/Brazil/ˈka.vɐ/Portugal/ˈka.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈka.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. armhole (hole for the arm in clothing)

    feminine

  2. pit (hole dug in the ground)

    feminine

  3. ellipsis of veia cava (“large vein”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
Where this word comes from

Either deverbal from cavar, or from Late Latin cava, substantivized from Latin cava, the feminine of the adjective cavus.

verb/ˈka.vɐ/Brazil/ˈka.vɐ/Portugal/ˈka.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈka.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. inflection of cavar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of cavar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
adj/ˈka.vɐ/Brazil/ˈka.vɐ/Portugal/ˈka.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈka.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. feminine singular of cavo

    feminine · form-of · singular
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