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chaveiro.

keyring, keychain, keyfob

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃaˈve(j).ɾu/Brazil[ʃaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ʃɐˈvɐj.ɾu/Portugal/t͡ʃɐˈbej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. keyring, keychain, keyfob

    masculine
  2. key holder (a holder for keys for wall)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-i-s Proto-Italic *klāwis Latin clāvis Old Galician-Portuguese chave Portuguese chave Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese chaveiro From chave (“key”) + -eiro. Compare Catalan clauer, Galician chaveiro, French clavier, Italian chiavaio, Spanish llavero.

noun/ʃaˈve(j).ɾu/Brazil[ʃaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ʃɐˈvɐj.ɾu/Portugal/t͡ʃɐˈbej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. keyholder, claviger (person in charge of keys for a given location)

    masculine
  2. locksmith

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-i-s Proto-Italic *klāwis Latin clāvis Old Galician-Portuguese chave Portuguese chave Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese chaveiro From chave (“key”) + -eiro. Compare Catalan clauer, Galician chaveiro, French clavier, Italian chiavaio, Spanish llavero.

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