cascavel

See also: Cascavel

Portuguese
cascavel

Etymology

From Old Occitan cascavel, from Vulgar Latin cascābellus (“small bell”), possibly from quassicāre, based on Latin quassāre, present active infinitive of quassō (“I shake repeatedly, quake”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃ.kɐ.ˈvɛɫ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkas.ka.ˈvɛw/
  • Homophone: Cascavel
  • Hyphenation: cas‧ca‧vel
  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

cascavel f (plural cascavéis)

  1. rattlesnake

Noun

cascavel m (plural cascavéis)

  1. jingle bell
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