caveira

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caaveyra, from Vulgar Latin *calavaria, from Latin calvāria (“skull”).

Cognate with Galician caveira, Spanish calavera and Catalan calavera.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈvɐj.ɾɐ/, /ka.ˈvej.ɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈve(j).ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧vei‧ra

Noun

caveira f (plural caveiras)

1. (informal) skull

   Synonym: crânio