cavername

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From caverna (rib) +‎ -ame.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧ver‧na‧me

Noun

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cavername m (plural cavernames)

  1. (nautical) ribs, framework (set of ship's ribs)
  2. (informal) skeleton

References

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  1. ^ cavername”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ cavername”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024