fivela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fivela, from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of Latin fībula (whence Portuguese fíbula was borrowed).

Cognate with Galician fibela and Spanish hebilla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiˈvɛ.lɐ/

  • Hyphenation: fi‧ve‧la

Noun

fivela f (plural fivelas)

  1. (countable) buckle (belt clasp)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “fivela” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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