ovém

See also: ôvèm and ovem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French hobenc / hobent, from Old Norse höfuðbendur. Compare French hauban.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈvẽj̃/ [oˈvẽɪ̯̃]
 

Noun

ovém m (plural ovéns)

  1. (nautical) shroud (thick cable headed on a ship's mast, which serves as lateral support)

References

  1. ^ Antenor Nascentes (1966), “ovém”, in Dicionário etimológico resumido [Abridged etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: INL, page 540, column 1

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