cavilha
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cavilha f (plural cavilhas)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian caviglia or Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and clavícula.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧vi‧lha
Noun edit
cavilha f (plural cavilhas)