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alfaiate

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese alfaiate, from Arabic الْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, the tailor). Compare Portuguese alfaiate and Asturian alfayate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alfaiate m (plural alfaiates)

  1. tailor
    Synonym: xastre

References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اَلْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, the tailor). Compare Old Leonese alfayat.

Noun

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alfaiate m (plural alfaiates)

  1. tailor

Descendants

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  • Galician: alfaiate
  • Portuguese: alfaiate

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fajˈa.t͡ʃi/ [aʊ̯.faɪ̯ˈa.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.fajˈa.te/ [aʊ̯.faɪ̯ˈa.te]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaiate, from Arabic الْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, the tailor). Compare Galician alfaiate.

Noun

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alfaiate m (plural alfaiates)

  1. tailor
  2. pied avocet, a bird
  3. water strider, an insect of the family Gerridae

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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alfaiate

  1. inflection of alfaiatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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