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chaveta.

linchpin; cotter pin; split pin (a pin to secure something in it axis)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃaˈve.tɐ/Brazil/ʃɐˈve.tɐ/Portugal/t͡ʃɐˈbe.tɐ/Northern, Portugal[t͡ʃɐˈβe.tɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. linchpin; cotter pin; split pin (a pin to secure something in it axis)

    feminine

  2. brace, curly bracket

    feminine
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 *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese chaveta From chave + -eta.

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