chuva
See also: chůva
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- chuiva (dated, dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese chuvia (“rain”), from Latin pluvia (“rain”), from pluvius (“rainy”), from pluit (“it is raining”), from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Galician chuvia, Spanish lluvia, Catalan pluja, Occitan pluèja, French pluie, Italian pioggia and Romanian ploaie.
Pronunciation
Related terms
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: txuba
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