alfanje
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic الْخَنْجَر (al-ḵanjar, “dagger”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒi
- Hyphenation: al‧fan‧je
Noun
alfanje m (plural alfanjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- cutlass (European sword with a straight or slightly curved blade)
- scimitar (Middle Eastern sword with a curved blade)
- scythe (agricultural hand tool with a blade)
- Synonym: gadanha
Further reading
- “alfanje”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الخنجر (al-ḵánjar, “dagger”), from Classical Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar, “dagger”), from Persian خونگر (xungar).
Pronunciation
Noun
alfanje m (plural alfanjes)
- cutlass (sword of European origin with a straight or slightly curved blade)
- scimitar (sword of Middle Eastern origin with a curved blade)
- swordfish (large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius)
- Synonym: pez espada
Further reading
- “alfanje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28