- bitácula
- bitácula s. f. 1. Caixa da bússola. 2. [Popular] Bochechas; cara.
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binnacle — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English bitakle, from Old Portuguese or Old Spanish; Old Portuguese bitácola & Old Spanish bitácula, from Latin habitaculum dwelling place, from habitare to inhabit more at habitation Date: 1762 a housing for… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Binnacle — A binnacle is a case or box on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman,in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments.A binnacle may be subdivided… … Wikipedia
binnacle — [15] Binnacle ‘ship’s compass housing’ has a curious history: etymologically it means ‘place where something lives’, and it is related to habitation and inhabit. Forms with nn do not begin to appear before the 18th century. Until then the word… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
binnacle — wooden box for a ship s compass, c.1750, corruption of bittacle (1620s), which is probably from Sp. bitacula or Port. bitacola, both from L. habitaculum little dwelling place, from habitare to inhabit (see HABIT (Cf. habit)) … Etymology dictionary
binnacle — [ bɪnək(ə)l] noun a built in housing for a ship s compass. Origin C15 (as bittacle): from Sp. bitácula, bitácora or Port. bitacola, from L. habitaculum dwelling place … English new terms dictionary
binnacle — /ˈbɪnəkəl / (say binuhkuhl) noun a special stand of non magnetic material built in the hull of a ship for housing the compass and fitted with lights by which the compass can be read at night. {earlier bittacle, from Portuguese bitacola, or from… …
binnacle — ► NOUN ▪ a built in housing for a ship s compass. ORIGIN from Spanish bitácula, bitácora or Portuguese bitacola, from Latin habitaculum dwelling place … English terms dictionary
binnacle — [15] Binnacle ‘ship’s compass housing’ has a curious history: etymologically it means ‘place where something lives’, and it is related to habitation and inhabit. Forms with nn do not begin to appear before the 18th century. Until then the word… … Word origins
bin|na|cle — «BIHN uh kuhl», noun. a box or stand that contains a ship s compass. The binnacle is placed near the helm. ╂[alteration of bittacle < Spanish bitácula, Portuguese bitácola, learned borrowings from Latin habitāculum dwelling place < habitāre … Useful english dictionary
