abibe

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbi.bi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbi.be/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbi.bɨ/ [ɐˈβi.βɨ]

  • Rhymes: -ibi
  • Hyphenation: a‧bi‧be

Etymology 1

Uncertain, could be onomatopoeic[1] or from Latin ave ibe.[2][3]

Noun

abibe m (plural abibes)

  1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus, a plover of Eurasia)
    Synonyms: ave-fria, abecoinha

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אָבִיב (avív).

Noun

abibe m (plural abibes)

  1. Abib

References
  1. “abibe” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “abibe” in iDicionário Aulete.
  3. Antenor Nascentes (1955) “ABIBE”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa (in Portuguese), 2 edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 2
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