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cravo




Plural

The plural of cravo is cravos.

Definitions

Portuguese > English
cravo
     1. n-m. horseshoe nail
     2. n-m. a type of nail used to crucify people
     3. n-m. (botany) carnation (a flower, Dianthus caryophyllus)
           (uxi, Revolução dos Cravos, Carnation Revolution)
     4. n-m. (botany) clove (a tree, Syzygium aromaticum, syn.)
     5. n-m. (cooking) unexpanded buds of the clove tree, used as spice
     6. n-m. pimple (inflamed spot on the skin)
     7. n-m. (dermatology) clavus; corn (callous growth on the foot)
     8. n-m. (musical instrument) harpsichord (keyboard instrument which produces sound by plucking the strings)
     9. v. of cravar
     10. v. C, Flowers, Spices, Trees
cravar
     1. v. to stick firmly
     2. v. to nail
Portuguese > Portuguese
cravo
     1. Substantivo. (Botânica) a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro
     2. Substantivo. prego para a fixação das ferraduras (e dos supliciados na cruz)
     3. Substantivo. afecção do folículo sebáceo causada pela obstrução do poro
     4. Substantivo. (Música) instrumento musical de cordas e teclado
     5. Forma Verbal. primeira pessoa do singular no presente do indicativo de cravar



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