Feminine
cavilha
Meaning
dowel, peg
Translations
about
pern
clavija
Stift
bullone
γόμφοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈvi.ʎɐ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Italian caviglia or Old Occitan cavilla, from Vulgar Latin *cāvicla, from syncopation of *cāvicula, from Classical Latin clāvicula, diminutive of clāvis (“key”). Doublet of chavelha, cravelha, and clavícula.
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