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caveira.

skull

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈve(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[kaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/kaˈvɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/kaˈbej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. skull

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caaveira, from Vulgar Latin *calavaria, from Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calvária. Cognate with Galician caveira, Spanish and Catalan calavera.

noun/kaˈve(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[kaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/kaˈvɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/kaˈbej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. member of BOPE

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caaveira, from Vulgar Latin *calavaria, from Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calvária. Cognate with Galician caveira, Spanish and Catalan calavera.

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