Masculino

canivete

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (masculine) pocketknife, penknife (small razor with one or more blades and other movable and retractable accessories, which fit into the respective handle)
  2. (informal, masculine) scalpel (sharp instrument used in surgery)
  3. (figuratively, informal, masculine) skinny legs
  4. (masculine) razor shell (Solenidae)

Sinónimos

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From to Old French canivet, cnivet (“little knife”), from Frankish *knīf (“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz (“knife”), from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ-. Compare French canif.

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