alfinete

Portuguese

alfinete

Etymology

from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال‎ (al-ḵilāl), from Arabic خِلَال‎ (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˌaɫfiˈnetɨ]
(Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌawfiˈnetʃi]
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌawfiˈnete]
(Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌawfiˈneti]

Noun

alfinete m (plural alfinetes)

pin (small needle with no eye)
safety pin

Quotations

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Derived terms

alfineteira, alfinetada, alfinetado, alfinetar

Descendants

Malay: alpeniti, peniti
Indonesian: peniti

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