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cutelo.

cleaver (heavy square knife used by butchers)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuˈtɛ.lu/Brazil/kuˈtɛ.lu/Portugal
  1. cleaver (heavy square knife used by butchers)

    masculine
  2. brick knife

    masculine
  3. each of the prismatic pieces on whose edges the oscillatory movements of the scales are carried out

    masculine
  4. feathers on the tip of the falcon's wings

    in-plural · masculine
  5. auxiliary sails that are set in the extension of the round sails

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cuitelo, coitelo (“knife”), from Latin cultellus (“small knife”), diminutive of culter. Compare Italian coltello, Spanish cuchillo and French couteau, all meaning "knife".

noun/kuˈtɛ.lu/Brazil/kuˈtɛ.lu/Portugal
  1. high place; top of the mountain; viewpoint

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kabuverdianu kutelo.

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