alavanca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈvɐ̃.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈvɐ̃.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈvɐ̃.ka/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈvɐ̃.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈvɐ̃.kɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈbɐ̃.kɐ/ [ɐ.lɐˈβɐ̃.kɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧la‧van‧ca

Etymology 1

From alar (“haul”) + panca.

Noun

alavanca f (uncountable)

1. lever

Derived terms

• alavancar

Descendants

• → Indonesian: alabangka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

alavanca

1. inflection of alavancar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “alavanca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alavanca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026