chocalho
Portuguese
chocalho
Etymology
Choca + -alho. Choca from Old Portuguese choca, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”), from Gaulish *clocca, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *klak.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃo.ˈka.ʎu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃo.ˈka.ʎo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃu.ˈka.ʎu/
- Hyphenation: cho‧ca‧lho
- Rhymes: -aʎu
Noun
chocalho m (plural chocalhos)
- bell, cowbell (a small bell worn by cows and other animals)
- shaker (instrument)
- rattle
- a baby's toy
- rattle of a rattlesnake
Synonyms
- (rattle): guizo
Derived terms
- chocalhada
- chocalhar
See also
- cascavel