chávi

Macanese

chávi

Etymology

From Portuguese chave, from Old Galician-Portuguese chave, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.vi/

Noun

chávi

1. key (object that opens and closes a lock)
2. key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)

Derived terms

• perdê chávi