cavanhaque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cavaignac

Etymology

Named after French general L. E. Cavaignac (1802–1857).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vɐ̃ˈɲa.ki/ [ka.vɐ̃ˈj̃a.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vɐ̃ˈɲa.ki/ [ka.vɐ̃ˈj̃a.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vɐˈɲa.ke/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈɲa.kɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈɲa.kɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɐˈɲa.kɨ/ [kɐ.βɐˈɲa.kɨ]

• Rhymes: -aki, -akɨ
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧nha‧que

Noun

cavanhaque m (plural cavanhaques)

1. goatee (beard at the centre of the chin)