aduela

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French douelle, diminutive of douve / doue, from Latin doga (“vessel”). Compare Galician doela, Spanish duela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.duˈɛ.lɐ/ [a.dʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.duˈɛ.lɐ/ [a.dʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.duˈɛ.la/ [a.dʊˈɛ.la], (faster pronunciation) /aˈdwɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdwɛ.lɐ/ [ɐˈðwɛ.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧du‧e‧la

Noun

aduela f (plural aduelas)

1. stave (of barrels, casks, etc.)
2. (architecture) voussoir (one of a series of wedge-shaped bricks forming an arch or vault)