chuiva

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chuvia, with metathesis. Compare Galician choiva.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.vɐ/ [ˈʃuɪ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.vɐ/ [ˈʃuɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.va/ [ˈʃuɪ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuj.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuj.bɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃuj.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: chui‧va

Noun

chuiva f (plural chuivas)

1. alternative form of chuva

Further reading

• “chuiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025