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Chaves

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Chaves

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

proper noun

  1. A surname from Galician.
  2. An Andalusian Jewish surname.
  3. A surname from Portuguese.
  4. A city and municipality in Vila Real district, Portugal.
  5. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
  6. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Chaves County: a county of New Mexico, United States.

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"Chaves." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chaves. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Chaves. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chaves

Chicago

"Chaves." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chaves.

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@misc{chaves_2026,
  title = {Chaves},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaves},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}