chaveta

Portuguese

Etymology

From chave +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈve.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈve.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈbe.tɐ/ [t͡ʃɐˈβe.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧ta

Noun

chaveta f (plural chavetas)

1. linchpin; cotter pin; split pin (a pin to secure something in it axis)
2. (typography, mathematics) brace, curly bracket

   Synonym: chave

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈbeta/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞e.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: cha‧ve‧ta

Noun

chaveta f (plural chavetas)

1. forelock, cotter pin, split pin
2. peg

Derived terms

• chavetear
• perder la chaveta

 

Further reading

• “chaveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014