naveta

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See also: nāvēta, nāvētā, and navetă

English

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Noun

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naveta (plural navetas)

  1. A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French navette.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: na‧ve‧ta

Noun

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naveta f (plural navetas)

  1. shuttle (part of a loom)
    Synonym: lançadeira
  2. incense boat (vessel that holds incense before it is put into a censer)

References

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

Romanian

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Noun

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naveta

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of navetă