naveta
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
naveta (plural navetas)
- A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French navette.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: na‧ve‧ta
Noun[edit]
naveta f (plural navetas)
- shuttle (part of a loom)
- Synonym: lançadeira
- incense boat (vessel that holds incense before it is put into a censer)
References[edit]
- ^ “naveta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “naveta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.