chaveiro

Galician

Etymology

From chave (“key”) ‎ -eiro. Compare Catalan clauer, French clavier, Italian chiavaio, Portuguese chaveiro, Spanish llavero.

Noun

chaveiro m (plural chaveiros)

1. keyring, keychain, keyfob
2. key holder (a holder for keys for wall)

Portuguese

Etymology

From chave (“key”) ‎ -eiro. Compare Catalan clauer, Galician chaveiro, French clavier, Italian chiavaio, Spanish llavero.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve(j).ɾu/ [ʃaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve(j).ɾu/ [ʃaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈve(j).ɾo/ [ʃaˈve(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈbej.ɾu/ [t͡ʃɐˈβej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈve.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: cha‧vei‧ro

Noun

chaveiro m (plural chaveiros)

1. keyring, keychain, keyfob

   Synonym: porta-chaves

2. key holder (a holder for keys for wall)

Noun

chaveiro m (plural chaveiros, feminine chaveira, feminine plural chaveiras)

1. keyholder, claviger (person in charge of keys for a given location)

   Synonym: claviculário

2. locksmith

Derived terms

• chaveirinho

 

Related terms

• chave
• claveiro

 

Further reading

• “chaveiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024