naipe

Portuguese

naipes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish naipe, from Catalan naip, most likely from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck. See naip for more.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.pi/ [ˈnaɪ̯.pi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.pi/ [ˈnaɪ̯.pi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.pe/ [ˈnaɪ̯.pe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.pɨ/

• Hyphenation: nai‧pe

Noun

naipe m (plural naipes)

1. (card games) suit (card game category)

   Synonym: pinta f

2. (by extension) a group or set (of things with similar features); a kind

   As músicas dele são de outro naipe. ― His songs are on another level.

3. (by extension, music) section (of a band or orchestra)

Further reading

• “naipe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “naipe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “naipe”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “naipe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “naipe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan naip, most likely from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck. See naip for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaipe/ [ˈnai̯.pe]
• Rhymes: -aipe
• Syllabification: nai‧pe

Noun

naipe m (plural naipes)

1. playing card

   Synonym: carta f

2. (in the plural) deck of cards

   Synonyms: baraja f, juego de naipes m

Derived terms

• castillo de naipes

Descendants

• → Portuguese: naipe

Further reading

• “naipe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025