proveta

Portuguese

Provetas de diferentes tamanhos.

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French éprouvette. Compare Spanish probeta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈve.tɐ/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈve.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈve.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈbe.tɐ/ [pɾuˈβe.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: pro‧ve‧ta

Noun

proveta f (plural provetas)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) test tube (glass tube used for small-scale laboratory tests)
2. graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder