caveira

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese caaveyra, from Vulgar Latin *calavaria, from Latin calvāria (“skull”).

Cognate with Galician caveira and Spanish calavera and Catalan calavera.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈvɐj.ɾɐ/, /ka.ˈvej.ɾɐ/
Hyphenation: ca‧vei‧ra

Noun

caveira f (plural caveiras)

(informal) skull

Synonyms

crânio

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