cabeçal

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cabeça +‎ -al.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.bɨˈsal/ [kɐ.βɨˈsaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.bɨˈsa.li/ [kɐ.βɨˈsa.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧çal

Noun[edit]

cabeçal m (plural cabeçais)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) a type of compress applied to the head
  2. (dated) a head-pillow
  3. a beam placed under a bell for safety

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