palavra-chave
Portuguese, noun/paˌla.vɾɐˈʃa.vi/
palavra-chave is spelled P-A-L-A-V-R-A-C-H-A-V-E (12 letters). Palavra-chave is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “keyword (word used as an identifier of a document to assist in searching)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “palavra utilizada como chave de um código”.
What does palavra-chave mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekeyword (word used as an identifier of a document to assist in searching)
- 2
femininepassword
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. palavra utilizada como chave de um código
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 palavra-chave
- palavras-chave plural
- palavras-chaves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palavra-chave?
- Brazil /paˌla.vɾɐˈʃa.vi/
- Portugal /pɐˌla.vɾɐˈʃa.vɨ/
- Portugal /pɐˌla.bɾɐˈt͡ʃa.bɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to palavra-chave
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.