gaveta

Portuguese

gaveta

Alternative forms

gav.

Etymology

From Old Occitan gaveda, from Latin gabata. Compare Italian gavetta (“mess tin”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈve.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈve.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈve.tɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈbe.tɐ/ [ɡɐˈβe.tɐ]

Noun

gaveta f (plural gavetas)

drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)

Related terms

engavetar
engavetado
engavetamento
gaveteiro

Further reading

gaveta on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gavetta, from Latin găbata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbeta/ [ɡaˈβ̞e.t̪a]
Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: ga‧ve‧ta

Noun

gaveta f (plural gavetas)

drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
Synonym: cajón
locker
Synonyms: armario, casillero, locker (Latin America)

Derived terms

Further reading

“gaveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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