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cavilha.

dowel, peg

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈvi.ʎɐ/Brazil/kɐˈvi.ʎɐ/Portugal/kɐˈbi.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal[kɐˈβi.ʎɐ]Northern, Portugal
  1. dowel, peg

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian caviglia or Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and clavícula.

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