"chave" meaning in Portuguese

See chave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃa.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈʃa.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈʃa.ve/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʃa.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈʃa.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈt͡ʃa.bɨ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈt͡ʃa.βɨ] [Northern, Portugal]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -avi, (Portugal) -avɨ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate). Cognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie. Doublet of clave, a borrowing. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|chave||key}} Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), {{inh|pt|la|clāvis||key}} Latin clāvis (“key”), {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*klāwis||bolt, lock, bar}} Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-|*kleh₂u-|nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors}} Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”), {{cog|gl|chave}} Galician chave, {{cog|es|llave}} Spanish llave, {{cog|ca,oc|clau}} Catalan and Occitan clau, {{cog|fr|clé}} French clé, {{cog|it|chiave}} Italian chiave, {{cog|ro|cheie}} Romanian cheie, {{doublet|pt|clave}} Doublet of clave Head templates: {{pt-adj|inv=1}} chave (invariable)
  1. key; crucial; indispensable Tags: invariable Related terms: fechadura [feminine], parêntese [masculine], colchete [masculine]
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-adj-6R6Xx1U~

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃa.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈʃa.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈʃa.ve/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʃa.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈʃa.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈt͡ʃa.bɨ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈt͡ʃa.βɨ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: chaves [plural]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -avi, (Portugal) -avɨ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate). Cognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie. Doublet of clave, a borrowing. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|chave||key}} Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), {{inh|pt|la|clāvis||key}} Latin clāvis (“key”), {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*klāwis||bolt, lock, bar}} Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-|*kleh₂u-|nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors}} Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”), {{cog|gl|chave}} Galician chave, {{cog|es|llave}} Spanish llave, {{cog|ca,oc|clau}} Catalan and Occitan clau, {{cog|fr|clé}} French clé, {{cog|it|chiave}} Italian chiave, {{cog|ro|cheie}} Romanian cheie, {{doublet|pt|clave}} Doublet of clave Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} chave f (plural chaves)
  1. key (object that opens and closes a lock) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-AiatCuTB
  2. key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-Viwfwd1u
  3. any of several tools designed to turn screws, bolts, nuts, etc., especially a spanner Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-JyeSwN7h
  4. (typography) curly bracket (name of the characters { and }) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: chaveta
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-CMqxxCPN Topics: media, publishing, typography
  5. (figurative) key (crucial step, element or requirement) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-V13PYRSL
  6. (figurative) keys (free access to something) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-ib-x-5WN
  7. (computing) key; password Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: palavra-passe
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-guqZT7aX Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  8. (cryptography) key (a string used to encode or decode text) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-xNRP62Vw Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  9. (databases) key (value that identifies a row in a table) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Databases
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-0Hm53G26 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  10. (music) a key of a wind instrument Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-HfHfDwCE Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  11. (music) tuning lever; tuning wrench; hammer (tool used to tune certain stringed instruments) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-~ii5lhKP Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  12. winder (key or knob used to wind a clockwork mechanism) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-d2I8OCny
  13. (electricity) the switch of a circuit breaker Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Electricity
  14. (puzzles) the clue to an answer Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-sT5Uuz9j
  15. (sports) group; pool (in a tournament, a set of players or team who play against one another) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-bDWOp2WJ Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  16. (martial arts) joint lock Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Martial arts
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-WJmAaxO- Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 1 1 1 1 0 9 9 2 2 0 10 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 10 1 2 1 2 14 3 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 1 1 1 1 0 11 7 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 2 3 0 13 1 2 1 2 18 3 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 1 4 4 1 2 7 5 5 2 17 1 6 3 4 25 4 1 2 6 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  17. (rail transport) the mechanism that activates a switch Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-YcN7~6t9 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  18. (architecture) the keystone of a vault Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-6EFxGN2B Topics: architecture
  19. (music, obsolete) Synonym of clave Tags: feminine, obsolete Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: clave [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-pnD7Bqxq Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  20. (taxonomy) clavis; key (groups of information used for identifying a taxon) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-chave-pt-noun-TYTxdA8s Categories (other): Portuguese terms with collocations Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chavão, chave de braço, chave de cadeia, chave de fenda, chave de fendas, chave de grifo, chave dicotômica, chaveiro, chavinha Related terms: chavelha, chavelhão, chavelho, clave, clavícula, conclave, cravo

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chavão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chave de braço"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chave de cadeia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chave de fenda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chave de fendas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chave de grifo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chave dicotômica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chaveiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chavinha"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pov",
            "2": "tcabi"
          },
          "expansion": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcabi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcabi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mzs",
            "2": "chávi"
          },
          "expansion": "Macanese: chávi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macanese: chávi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "চাবি",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: চাবি (sabi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: চাবি (sabi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "চাবি",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: চাবি (cabi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: চাবি (cabi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "ચાવી",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: ચાવી (cāvī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: ચાવી (cāvī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "चाभी",
            "3": "चाबी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kok",
            "2": "चावी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "चावी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rhg",
            "2": "sabí",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Rohingya: sabí",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Rohingya: sabí"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠌꠣꠛꠤ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "சாவி",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ചാവി",
            "3": "ചാബി",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "چابھی",
            "3": "چابی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "cābhī",
            "tr2": "cābī"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "roa-opt",
        "3": "chave",
        "4": "",
        "5": "key"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "clāvis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "key"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin clāvis (“key”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*klāwis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bolt, lock, bar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)kleh₂w-",
        "4": "*kleh₂u-",
        "5": "nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "chave"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician chave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "llave"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish llave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca,oc",
        "2": "clau"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan and Occitan clau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "clé"
      },
      "expansion": "French clé",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "chiave"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian chiave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "cheie"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian cheie",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "clave"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of clave",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate).\nCognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie. Doublet of clave, a borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chaves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "chave f (plural chaves)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cha‧ve"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chavelha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chavelhão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chavelho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clave"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clavícula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "conclave"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cravo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Key to the gate",
          "text": "Chave do portão",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "key (object that opens and closes a lock)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-AiatCuTB",
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Car key",
          "text": "Chave do carro",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "key (object that is inserted into a device and rotated to activate it)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-Viwfwd1u",
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Screwdriver",
          "text": "Chave de fenda/chave de fendas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any of several tools designed to turn screws, bolts, nuts, etc., especially a spanner"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-JyeSwN7h",
      "links": [
        [
          "screw",
          "screw"
        ],
        [
          "bolt",
          "bolt"
        ],
        [
          "nut",
          "nut"
        ],
        [
          "spanner",
          "spanner"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Typography",
          "orig": "pt:Typography",
          "parents": [
            "Printing",
            "Writing",
            "Industries",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Business",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Put the value between curly brackets.",
          "text": "Coloque o valor entre chaves.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "curly bracket (name of the characters { and })"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-CMqxxCPN",
      "links": [
        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "curly bracket",
          "curly bracket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(typography) curly bracket (name of the characters { and })"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chaveta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Finishing within schedule is the key to success.",
          "text": "Terminar dentro do prazo é a chave para o sucesso.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "key (crucial step, element or requirement)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-V13PYRSL",
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) key (crucial step, element or requirement)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "keys (free access to something)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-ib-x-5WN",
      "links": [
        [
          "keys",
          "keys"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) keys (free access to something)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "pt:Computing",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "key; password"
      ],
      "id": "en-chave-pt-noun-guqZT7aX",
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ],
        [
          "password",
          "password"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) key; password"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "palavra-passe"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: चाभी (cābhī), चाबी (cābī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "kok",
            "2": "चावी",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Konkani: चावी (cāvī)"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "चावी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Marathi: चावी (cāvī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "sabí",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Rohingya: sabí",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Rohingya: sabí"
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            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠌꠣꠛꠤ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "சாவி",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Tamil: சாவி (cāvi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ചാവി",
            "3": "ചാബി",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ചാവി (cāvi), ചാബി (cābi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "چابھی",
            "3": "چابی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "cābhī",
            "tr2": "cābī"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: چابھی (cābhī), چابی (cābī)"
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        "(typography) curly bracket (name of the characters { and })"
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        "typography"
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        "pt:Databases"
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        "key (value that identifies a row in a table)"
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        [
          "database",
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        "(databases) key (value that identifies a row in a table)"
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        "feminine"
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        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
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        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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        [
          "music",
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        "feminine"
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
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        "feminine"
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        "feminine"
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        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "energy",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
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        "physics"
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      "categories": [
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        "feminine"
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        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
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        "pt:Rail transportation"
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        "the mechanism that activates a switch"
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        [
          "rail transport",
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          "switch",
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        "(rail transport) the mechanism that activates a switch"
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        "feminine"
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      "categories": [
        "pt:Architecture"
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        "the keystone of a vault"
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          "architecture",
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        "feminine"
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        "architecture"
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    {
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        "(music, obsolete) Synonym of clave"
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          "type": "example"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.vɨ/",
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    {
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "clave"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of clave",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese chave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”), from Proto-Italic *klāwis (“bolt, lock, bar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”) (possibly through an Ancient Greek intermediate).\nCognate with Galician chave, Spanish llave, Catalan and Occitan clau, French clé, Italian chiave and Romanian cheie. Doublet of clave, a borrowing.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "inv": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "chave (invariable)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cha‧ve"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fechadura"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parêntese"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colchete"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "key; crucial; indispensable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ],
        [
          "crucial",
          "crucial"
        ],
        [
          "indispensable",
          "indispensable"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.vi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.vi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.ve/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.vɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.vɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃa.bɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa.βɨ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -avi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -avɨ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:chave"
  ],
  "word": "chave"
}

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