côvão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).[1][2] Compare Italian cofano, Spanish cuévano. Doublet of cofre. See also Portuguese covo, cobo.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko.vɐ̃w̃/ [ˈko.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: cô‧vão

Noun

côvão m (plural côvãos)

  1. fish trap, pot
    Synonym: covo

References
  1. “côvão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “côvão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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