alfinete-de-dama

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, lady’s pin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˌne.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈdɐ̃.mɐ/ [aʊ̯.fiˌne.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈdɐ̃.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˌne.te.deˈdɐ.ma/ [aʊ̯.fiˌne.te.deˈdɐ.ma]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fiˌne.tɨ.dɨˈdɐ.mɐ/ [aɫ.fiˌne.tɨ.ðɨˈðɐ.mɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fiˌne.tɨ.dɨˈda.mɐ/ [aɫ.fiˌne.tɨ.ðɨˈða.mɐ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧fi‧ne‧te‧-de‧-da‧ma

Noun

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

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

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