alfinete de fralda
See also: alfinete-de-fralda
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “diaper pin”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˈne.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈfɾaw.dɐ/ [aʊ̯.fiˈne.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈfɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fiˈne.te de ˈfɾaw.da/ [aʊ̯.fiˈne.te de ˈfɾaʊ̯.da]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.fiˈne.tɨ dɨ ˈfɾal.dɐ/ [aɫ.fiˈne.tɨ ðɨ ˈfɾaɫ.dɐ]
- Hyphenation: al‧fi‧ne‧te‧de‧fral‧da
Noun
alfinete de fralda m (plural alfinetes de fralda)
- safety pin (pin, in the form of a clasp)
Further reading
- “alfinete de fralda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026