alfinete-de-fralda

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, diaper pin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˌne.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈfɾaw.dɐ/ [aʊ̯.fiˌne.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒiˈfɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˌne.te.deˈfɾaw.da/ [aʊ̯.fiˌne.te.deˈfɾaʊ̯.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fiˌne.tɨ.dɨˈfɾal.dɐ/ [aɫ.fiˌne.tɨ.ðɨˈfɾaɫ.dɐ]

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

Noun

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

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