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chaves

/tʃˈeɪvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
chaves
IPA
/tʃˈeɪvz/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Ibero-Romance.

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A surname from Ibero-Romance.

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A surname from Ibero-Romance.

name

A city and municipality in Vila Real district, Portugal.

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A municipality of Pará, Brazil.

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Ellipsis of Chaves County: a county of New Mexico, United States.

Etymology

From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Chavism Chavist Chavista

Phrases

Chaves County

Rhymes With

waves slaves saves graves caves braves behaves craves raves shaves staves paves

Questions

How do you pronounce chaves?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈeɪvz/.
What does chaves mean?
A surname from Ibero-Romance.
Where does chaves come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce chaves

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