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covo.

pot (trap used for fishing crabs and lobsters)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔ.vu/Brazil/ˈko.vu/Brazil/ˈkɔ.vu/Portugal/ˈko.vu/Portugal

  1. pot (trap used for fishing crabs and lobsters)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Alternation of côvão, an inheritance from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of cobo.

adj/ˈko.vu/Brazil/ˈko.vu/Portugal/ˈko.bu/Northern, Portugal[ˈko.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. concave

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós? Proto-Italic *kawos Latin cavus Portuguese covo Inherited from Latin cavus (“hollow; concave”). Doublet of cavo.

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