calha

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese cãalla, from Vulgar Latin *canālia, from Latin canālis (“gutter, ditch”); cf. cale and canal.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aʎa

Noun

calha f (plural calhas)

  1. gutter
  2. channel
  3. rail
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from calhar.

Noun

calha m (plural calhas)

  1. chance; coincidence
Synonyms

Verb

calha

  1. third-person singular present indicative of calhar
  2. second-person singular imperative of calhar
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.