álibi

See also: alibi and Alibi

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.li.bi/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.li.bi/ [ˈa.li.βi], /a.liˈbi/ [a.liˈβi]

  • Hyphenation: á‧li‧bi

Noun

álibi m (plural álibis)

  1. (law) alibi

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalibi/ [ˈa.li.β̞i]
  • Rhymes: -alibi
  • Syllabification: á‧li‧bi

Noun

álibi m (plural álibis)

  1. (law, rare) synonym of coartada (“alibi”)

Further reading

  • Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023) “álibi”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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