navaja
Spanish

Pequeña navaja-llavero
Alternative forms
- nabaja (obsolete)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *navac(u)la, from Latin novacula (“razor”). Compare Portuguese navalha, Galician navalla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈbaxa/, [naˈβaxa]
Noun
navaja f (plural navajas)
- razor
- penknife, jackknife
- razor shell, razor clam (edible clam of genus Ensis)
Further reading
- “navaja” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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