chover canivete
Portuguese, verb/ʃoˈve(ʁ) ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
chover canivete is spelled C-H-O-V-E-R-C-A-N-I-V-E-T-E (14 letters). Chover canivete is a Portuguese verb meaning “to rain pitchforks; to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does chover canivete mean in English?
verb
- 1
Brazilto rain pitchforks; to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily)
Começou a chover canivetes de manhã.
- 2
Brazilfor something catastrophic to occur; used in the format “pode chover canivete mas ...” (It could rain pocketknives but ...), “... nem que chova canivete” (... even if pocketknives rain), or similar, to indicate that something else will occur no matter what
Não saio daqui nem que chova canivetes.
- 3
Brazilused to indicate that something very unlikely happened
Ganhamos o jogo?! Agora vai chover canivete.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of chover canivete
- chovo canivete first-person present singular
- chovi canivete first-person preterite singular
- chovido canivete participle past
- chover canivetes alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chover canivete?
- Brazil /ʃoˈve(ʁ) ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ʃoˈve(h) ka.niˈvɛ.t͡ʃi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.