naipe
Portuguese
naipes
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish naipe, from Catalan naip, ultimately from Arabic نَائِب (nāʾib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnaj.pi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnaj.pe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnaj.pɨ/
- Hyphenation: nai‧pe
Noun
naipe m (plural naipes)
- (card games) suit (card game category)
- Synonym: pinta
- (by extension) group, set
- (by extension, music) section (of a band or orchestra)
Related terms
| Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| copas ♥ | ouros ♦ | espadas ♠ | paus ♣ |
See also
- baralho (“deck”)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan naip, ultimately from Arabic نَائِب (nāʾib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck.
Noun
naipe m (plural naipes)
- playing card
- Synonym: carta
- (in the plural) deck of cards
- Synonym: baraja
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.