aduela

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French douelle, diminutive of douve / doue, from Latin doga (“vessel”). Compare Galician doela, Spanish duela.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈɛ.lɐ/ [a.dʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.duˈɛ.la/ [a.dʊˈɛ.la], (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈdwɛ.lɐ/ [ɐˈðwɛ.lɐ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧e‧la

Noun

aduela f (plural aduelas)

  1. stave (of barrels, casks, etc.)
  2. (architecture) voussoir (one of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault)
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