refém

Portuguese

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈfẽj̃/ [heˈfẽɪ̯̃]

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
    • Hyphenation: re‧fém

    Noun

    refém m (plural reféns)

    1. hostage

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