chavão

Portuguese

/ʃa.ˈvɐ̃w̃/

noun
Definitions
  • a large key
  • (cooking) cake mould
  • (figuratively) standard, model
  • (figuratively) cliché overused phrase

Etymology

Suffix from Portuguese chave.

Origin

Portuguese

chave

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