cavaco

Galician

Etymology

From cavar (“to dig, carve”) +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈβakʊ]

Noun

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

1. chip, splinter

   Synonyms: acha, racha

2. billet

   Synonyms: acha, racha

Related terms

• cavaca

Related terms

• cavar

References

• “cavaco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cavaco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cavaco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cava +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.ku/ [kɐˈβa.ku]

• Rhymes: -aku
• Homophone: Cavaco
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧co

Noun

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

1. chip; splinter (small piece of wood)
2. (informal) chat

Derived terms

• cavaquinho
• cavacar
• encavacar
• cavaqueira