gaveta

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin gabata, probably via Occitan.

Noun

gaveta f (plural gavetes)

1. (construction) trough, bucket (container for mixing mortar, cement, etc.)
2. (humorous) tricorn worn by the guardia civil

Further reading

• “gaveta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

gaveta

Alternative forms

• gav.

Etymology

From Old Occitan gaveda, from Latin gabata. Compare Italian gavetta (“mess tin”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈve.tɐ/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈve.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈve.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbe.tɐ/ [ɡɐˈβe.tɐ]

Noun

gaveta f (plural gavetas)

1. drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)

Related terms

• engavetar
• engavetado
• engavetamento
• gaveteiro

Further reading

• gaveta on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gavetta, from Latin găbata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbeta/ [ɡaˈβ̞e.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ga‧ve‧ta

Noun

gaveta f (plural gavetas)

1. drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)

   Synonym: cajón

2. locker

   Synonyms: armario, casillero, locker (Latin America)

3. (construction) mixing trough or bucket

   Synonym: cuezo

4. (Cuba, Puerto Rico) glove box

Derived terms

• engavetar
• gavetero

 

Further reading

• “gaveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “gaveta” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.