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cravo-da-índia

/ˌkɾavudaˈĩdʒjɐ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

plural
os cravos-da-índia

Meaning

  1. clove

    Built from cravo (clove) + da (of the) + Índia (India).

    • Doce com cravo-da-índia.

      A sweet with clove.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • cravo clove
  • da of the
  • Índia India

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

clou de girofle

clou de girofle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "clove."

Practice

1 What does cravo-da-índia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Doce com cravo-da-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cravo-da-índia?

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