chaveta

Portuguese

Etymology

From chave +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

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

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

Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧ta

Noun

chaveta f (plural chavetas)

linchpin; cotter pin; split pin (a pin to secure something in it axis)
(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)

forelock, cotter pin, split pin
peg

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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