palavra-chave

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˌla.vɾɐˈʃa.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˌla.vɾaˈʃa.ve/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˌla.vɾɐˈʃa.vɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˌla.bɾɐˈt͡ʃa.bɨ/ [pɐˌla.βɾɐˈt͡ʃa.βɨ]

Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ
Hyphenation: pa‧la‧vra‧-cha‧ve

Noun

palavra-chave f (plural palavras-chave or palavras-chaves)

keyword (word used as an identifier of a document to assist in searching)
password
Synonym: senha

Further reading

“palavra-chave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“palavra-chave”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026