calhau

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Provençal calhau, from Gaulish caljavo or from *caljo (“stone”).

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎaw/ [kaˈʎaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʎaw/

Rhymes: -aw
Hyphenation: ca‧lhau

Noun edit

calhau m (plural calhaus)

stone, boulder
(derogatory, informal) idiot
(Brazil) placeholder
(Brazil, journalism) an ad placed to fill space in a newspaper page; filler

Derived terms edit

arriar o calhau

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