cadeia

cadear

to padlock (to lock using a padlock)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈdej.ɐ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cadea, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Italic *katesnā. Compare Galician cadea, Spanish cadena, and English chain. Doublet of the direct borrowing catena.

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