cadeia
cadear
to padlock (to lock using a padlock)
Frequency
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.
Related words
prison house
chemical chain
enxovia
casa de detenção
prisno
penalty
Prisões
suceção
cadeia (de caracteres)
Prisão
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