chocalho

Portuguese
chocalho

Etymology

Choca +‎ -alho. Choca from Old Portuguese choca, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”), from Gaulish *clocca, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *klak.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃo.ˈka.ʎu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃo.ˈka.ʎo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃu.ˈka.ʎu/
  • Hyphenation: cho‧ca‧lho
  • Rhymes: -aʎu

Noun

chocalho m (plural chocalhos)

  1. bell, cowbell (a small bell worn by cows and other animals)
  2. shaker (instrument)
  3. rattle
    1. a baby's toy
    2. rattle of a rattlesnake

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