serviola

Catalan

Etymology

Variant form of cérvola (doe), influenced by archaic cèrvia.

Noun

serviola f (plural servioles)

  1. (nautical) cathead
    Synonym: arganell

Noun

serviola m or f by sense (plural servioles)

  1. (nautical) bow lookout
    Hypernym: guaita

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁ.viˈɔ.lɐ/ [seɦ.vɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /seʁˈvjɔ.lɐ/ [seɦˈvjɔ.lɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾ.viˈɔ.lɐ/ [seɾ.vɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /seɾˈvjɔ.lɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁ.viˈɔ.lɐ/ [seʁ.vɪˈɔ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /seʁˈvjɔ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻ.viˈɔ.la/ [seɻ.vɪˈɔ.la], (faster pronunciation) /seɻˈvjɔ.la/
 

  • Hyphenation: ser‧vi‧o‧la

Noun

serviola f (plural serviolas)

  1. cathead (heavy piece of timber for holding an anchor in position)