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pebble

nounmasculine/kɐˈʎaw/medium

ca·lhau

Definition

A small, smooth, rounded stone, especially one worn by the action of water.
The children collected colorful pebbles from the stream.
The beach was made of smooth pebbles instead of sand.
Common collocations
smooth pebblepebble beachthrow a pebblepebble path

Etymology

Do latim vulgar 'callavu', por sua vez do latim 'calculus' (pedrinha).

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