calha

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧lha

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese cãalla, from Vulgar Latin *canālia, from Latin canālis (gutter, ditch); cf. cale and canal.

Noun

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calha f (plural calhas)

  1. gutter
    Synonym: caleira
  2. channel
  3. rail
    Synonym: carril
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from calhar.

Noun

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calha m (plural calhas)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) chance; coincidence
    Synonym: acaso

Etymology 3

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Verb

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calha

  1. inflection of calhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative