algibebe

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • aljabeba, aljabebe

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْجِلْبَاب (al-jilbāb). First attested in the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ʒiˈbɛ.bi/ [aʊ̯.ʒiˈbɛ.bi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ʒiˈbɛ.be/ [aʊ̯.ʒiˈbɛ.be]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.ʒiˈbɛ.bɨ/ [aɫ.ʒiˈβɛ.βɨ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛbi, (Portugal) -ɛbɨ
  • Hyphenation: al‧gi‧be‧be

Noun

algibebe m (plural algibebes, feminine algibeba, feminine plural algibebas)

  1. (archaic) person or store that sells clothing made from cheap fabric
    Synonyms: aljubeta, aljubeteiro, jubeteiro, roupa-velheiro

References
  1. José Pedro Machado (1995) “algibebe”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 197

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