proveta
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Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from French éprouvette. Compare Spanish probeta.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pro‧ve‧ta
Noun
[edit]proveta f (plural provetas)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) test tube (glass tube used for small-scale laboratory tests)
- graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder