cabide

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Possible origins include:

• Latin capitulum;
• Arabic مَقْبِض‎ (maqbiḍ, “handle”), with the ma- being confused with the Portuguese feminine indefinite article uma;
• Arabic قَابِض‎ (qābiḍ, “tongs, clamp”);
• cavidado, past participle of cavidar (“to protect”), with the suggestion that coat hangers were used to protect clothes from dust.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈbi.d͡ʒi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈbi.de/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈβi.ðɨ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧bi‧de

Noun

cabide m (plural cabides)

1. coat hanger (device, in the shape of shoulders, used to hang up coats, shirts, etc.)