xairel
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- xarel
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِلَال (jilāl).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃajˈɾɛw/ [ʃaɪ̯ˈɾɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃajˈɾɛl/ [ʃajˈɾɛɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃajˈɾɛ.li/
- Hyphenation: xai‧rel
Noun
xairel m (plural xairéis)
- saddlecloth (blanket placed under a saddle)
- Synonym: sobreanca
Further reading
- “xairel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “xairel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026