chávi
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Macanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese chave, from Old Galician-Portuguese chave, from Latin clāvis, from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chávi
- key (object that opens and closes a lock)
- key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)