alfândega

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُنْدُق (“inn”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”). Cognate to Spanish alhóndiga and Catalan alfòndec.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡa/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/ [aɫˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧fân‧de‧ga

Noun

alfândega f (plural alfândegas)

  1. customs (government agency)

Derived terms
  • alfandegar
  • desalfandegar
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