chuiva

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chuvia, with metathesis. Compare Galician choiva.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.vɐ/ [ˈʃuɪ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.va/ [ˈʃuɪ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuj.bɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃuj.βɐ]

Hyphenation: chui‧va

Noun

chuiva f (plural chuivas)

alternative form of chuva

Further reading

“chuiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026