Etymology

Choca +‎ -alho. Choca from Old Portuguese choca, from Medieval Latin clocca ‎(“bell”), from Gaulish *clocca, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *klak.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃo.ˈka.ʎu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃo.ˈka.ʎo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃu.ˈka.ʎu/
• Hyphenation: cho‧ca‧lho
• Rhymes: -aʎu