chave-mestra
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.viˈmɛs.tɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.viˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.veˈmɛs.tɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌʃa.vɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃa.bɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ/ [ˌt͡ʃa.βɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɐ]
- Hyphenation: cha‧ve‧-mes‧tra
Noun
chave-mestra f (plural chaves-mestras)
- skeleton key (a key that opens a range of locks)
- (figurative) anything which creates opportunities