carvalho

See also: Carvalho

Galician

Noun

carvalho m (plural carvalhos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of carballo

Portuguese

carvalho (Quercus robur)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese carvallo of uncertain origin. Possibly from a local latin *carbālius via a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Apparently cognate to Asturian carbayu, carba, Galician carballo, carba, and Spanish carbayo, carballo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈva.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈva.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈva.ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈva.ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈba.ʎu/ [kɐɾˈβa.ʎu]

• Homophone: Carvalho
• Rhymes: -aʎu
• Hyphenation: car‧va‧lho

Noun

carvalho m (plural carvalhos)

1. oak (tree)
2. oak (wood)

Derived terms

• carvalhal