gaveta
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin gabata, probably via Occitan.
Noun
gaveta f (plural gavetes)
- (construction) trough, bucket (container for mixing mortar, cement, etc.)
- (humorous) tricorn worn by the guardia civil
Further reading
- “gaveta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- gav. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old Occitan gaveda, from Latin gabata. Compare Italian gavetta (“mess tin”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈve.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈve.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈve.tɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈbe.tɐ/ [ɡɐˈβe.tɐ]
- Rhymes: -etɐ
Noun
gaveta f (plural gavetas)
- drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
Derived terms
- comer na gaveta
- engavetar
- estar na gaveta
- gaveta aberta
- gavetão
- gaveteiro
- gavetinha
- maracujá de gaveta
Descendants
- → Tetum: gaveta
Further reading
- “gaveta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “gaveta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gavetta, from Latin găbata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈbeta/ [ɡaˈβ̞e.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: ga‧ve‧ta
Noun
gaveta f (plural gavetas)
- drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)
- Synonym: cajón
- locker
- (construction) mixing trough or bucket
- Synonym: cuezo
- (Cuba, Puerto Rico) glove box
- Synonym: guantera
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gaveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “gaveta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010