gaveta
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- gav.
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan gaveda, from Latin gabata. Compare Italian gavetta (“mess tin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaveta f (plural gavetas)
- drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- gaveta on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian gavetta, from Latin găbata.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gaveta f (plural gavetas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gaveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014