navalheira
Portuguese, noun/na.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
navalheira is spelled N-A-V-A-L-H-E-I-R-A (10 letters). Navalheira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “razor shell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “molusco bivalve marinho que semelha uma navalha, dos gêneros Enis e Solen”.
What does navalheira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerazor shell
- 2
femininevelvet crab (Necora puber)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. molusco bivalve marinho que semelha uma navalha, dos gêneros Enis e Solen 2. caranguejo muito comum em Portugal, (Necora puber)
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 navalheira
- navalheiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce navalheira?
- Brazil /na.vaˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [na.vaˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /nɐ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.