chuva

See also: chůva

Portuguese

chuva

Alternative forms

chuiva (dated, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese chuvia (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”), from pluvius (“rainy”), from pluit (“it is raining”), from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Galician chuvia, Spanish lluvia, Catalan pluja, Occitan pluèja, French pluie, Italian pioggia and Romanian ploaie.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.vɐ/
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(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.va/, /ˈʃu.vɐ/
Hyphenation: chu‧va

Noun

chuva f (plural chuvas)

rain

Related terms

chover
chuvoso
guarda-chuva
chapéu-de-chuva

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: txuba