chave-mestra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chave mestra (misspelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.viˈmɛs.tɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.viˈmɛs.tɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.viˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.veˈmɛs.tɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.vɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.vɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃa.bɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/ [ˌt͡ʃa.βɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧-mes‧tra

Noun

chave-mestra f (plural chaves-mestras)

1. skeleton key (a key that opens a range of locks)
2. (figurative) anything which creates opportunities