Etymology

From to Old French canivet ‎(“little knife”), from Frankish *knif ‎(“knife”), from Proto-Germanic *knībaz ‎(“knife”), from *knīpanan 'to pinch', from Proto-Indo-European *gneibh.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ni.ˈvɛ.te/, /ˌkɐ.ni.ˈvɛ.te/