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