cavaco

Galician

Etymology

From cavar (“to dig, carve”) +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈβakʊ]

Noun

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

1. chip, splinter

   Synonyms: acha, racha

2. billet

   Synonyms: acha, racha

Related terms

• cavaca

Related terms

• cavar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cavaco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cavaco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cavaco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From cava +‎ -aco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.ku/ [kɐˈβa.ku]

• Rhymes: -aku
• Homophone: Cavaco
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧co

Noun

cavaco m (plural cavacos)

1. chip; splinter (small piece of wood)
2. (informal) chat

Derived terms

• cavaquinho
• cavacar
• encavacar
• cavaqueira