alfinete-de-bebé

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, baby’s pin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˌne.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.beˈbɛ/ [aʊ̯.fiˌne.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.beˈbɛ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˌne.te.de.beˈbɛ/ [aʊ̯.fiˌne.te.de.beˈbɛ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fiˌne.tɨ.dɨ.bɨˈbɛ/ [aɫ.fiˌne.tɨ.ðɨ.βɨˈβɛ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧fi‧ne‧te‧-de‧-be‧bé

Noun

alfinete-de-bebé m (plural alfinetes-de-bebé)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of alfinete de ama; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

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