carvalho

See also: Carvalho

Galician

Noun

carvalho m (plural carvalhos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of carballo

Portuguese

carvalho (Quercus robur)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese carvalho of uncertain origin. Possibly from a local Latin *carbālius via Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate to Asturian carbayu, carba, Galician carballo, carba, and Spanish carvajo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈva.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈva.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎo/ [kaɦˈva.ʎo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈva.ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈva.ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈba.ʎu/ [kɐɾˈβa.ʎu]

• Homophone: Carvalho
• Rhymes: -aʎu
• Hyphenation: car‧va‧lho

Noun

carvalho m (plural carvalhos)

1. oak (tree)
2. oak (wood)

Derived terms

• carvalhal

Further reading

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