afegão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• afegane

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian افغان (afġân).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.feˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.feˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɨˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.fɨˈɣɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: a‧fe‧gão

Adjective

afegão (feminine afegã, masculine plural afegãos, feminine plural afegãs, not comparable)

1. Afghan (of, from or relating to Afghanistan)

Derived terms

• galgo afegão

Noun

afegão m (plural afegãos, feminine afegã, feminine plural afegãs)

1. Afghan (native or inhabitant of Afghanistan) (usually male)
2. synonym of pastó (“the Pashto language”)

Related terms

• Afeganistão (“Afghanistan”)

Further reading

• “afegão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “afegão”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “afegão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “afegão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025