aloquete

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

loquete

Etymology

From a- +‎ loquete, borrowed from French loquet (“latch”), from Old English loc.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.loˈke.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.loˈke.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.luˈke.tɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
Hyphenation: a‧lo‧que‧te

Noun

aloquete m (plural aloquetes)

(Portugal) latch (fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot)
Synonym: ferrolho
(Portugal, regional) padlock
Synonym: cadeado

References

^ “aloquete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
^ “aloquete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “loquete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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