maravalha
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾaˈva.ʎɐ/
maravalha is spelled M-A-R-A-V-A-L-H-A (9 letters). Maravalha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wood shaving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lenha miúda, restos da lenha logo de picada”.
What does maravalha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewood shaving
- 2
femininetrifle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lenha miúda, restos da lenha logo de picada 2. acendalha, coisa que serve para prender o lume 3. caruma 4. apara
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maravalha
- maravalhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maravalha?
- Brazil /ma.ɾaˈva.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.ɾɐˈva.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /mɐ.ɾɐˈba.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.