This is the 5380th most frequent Catalan word.
carvalho
"Carvalho" is not a Catalan word; it is Galician or Portuguese for "oak tree."
In this sentence, 'carvalho' refers to the noun 'oak tree' in the Catalan language, denoting a type of plant.
El carvalho del jardí és molt gran.
The oak tree in the garden is very large.
Here, 'carvalho' is used as a direct reference to an oak tree observed in nature, continuing the use of the noun for this entity.
Vi un carvalho mentre passejava pel bosc.
I saw an oak tree while walking in the forest.
In this example, 'carvalho' refers generically to the oak tree as a species, describing its prevalence in certain geographical areas.