cabide

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Portuguese

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): /kaˈbi.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbi.de/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbi.dɨ/

Hyphenation: ca‧bi‧de

Noun

cabide m (plural cabides)

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

Derived terms

cabidinho (diminutive), cabidezinho (diminutive)
cabidão (augmentative)
cabide de empregos
cabideiro

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