gaveto

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from gaveta (“drawer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈve.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈve.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈve.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈve.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈve.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbe.tu/ [ɡɐˈβe.tu]

• Hyphenation: ga‧ve‧to

Noun

gaveto m (plural gavetos)

1. (carpentry) curved wood
2. (architecture) corner (of a building)

   o prédio situado no gaveto ― the building located on the corner