refém

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfẽj̃/ [heˈfẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfẽj̃/ [heˈfẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfẽj̃/ [χeˈfẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: re‧fém

Noun

refém m (plural reféns)

1. hostage