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cova.

hole, hollow, cavity

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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

  1. hole, hollow, cavity

    feminine

  2. cavern

    feminine

  3. grave

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cova, from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Spanish cueva.

adj/ˈkɔ.vɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.vɐ/Portugal/ˈkɔ.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˈkɔ.βɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. feminine singular of covo

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cova, from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Spanish cueva.

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