côvão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).[1][2] Compare Italian cofano, Spanish cuévano. Doublet of cofre. See also Portuguese covo, cobo.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko.vɐ̃w̃/ [ˈko.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: cô‧vão

Noun

côvão m (plural côvãos)

  1. fish trap, pot
    Synonym: covo

References

  1. ^ “côvão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “côvão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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