algema

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic الجَامِعَة (al-jāmiʕa, “a shackle of iron, collecting together the two hands to the neck”), from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, “to collect”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -emɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma

Noun

algema f (plural algemas)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) handcuff, manacle, shackle

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛmɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma

Verb

algema

  1. inflection of algemar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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