calha
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ʎɐ/
- Rhymes: -aʎɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧lha
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese cãalla, from Vulgar Latin *canālia, from Latin canālis (“gutter, ditch”); cf. cale and canal.
Noun
calha f (plural calhas)
- gutter
- Synonym: caleira
- channel
- rail
- Synonym: carril
Derived terms
- calhar
Related terms
- cale
- canal
Etymology 2
Deverbal from calhar.
Noun
calha m (plural calhas)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) chance; coincidence
- Synonym: acaso
Verb
calha
- inflection of calhar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative