maravalha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈva.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈva.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈva.ʎa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈva.ʎɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈva.ʎɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈba.ʎɐ/ [mɐ.ɾɐˈβa.ʎɐ]

• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧va‧lha

Noun

maravalha f (plural maravalhas)

1. wood shaving

   Synonym: acendalha

2. (figurative) trifle

   Synonym: bagatela

Further reading

• “maravalha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “maravalha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024