aldraba

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈdɾa.bɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈdɾa.bɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈdɾa.ba/ [aʊ̯ˈdɾa.ba]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈdɾa.bɐ/ [aɫˈdɾa.βɐ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧dra‧ba

Etymology 1

From Arabic الضَبَّة (aḍ-ḍabba, “window-bolt”, literally “lizard”). Compare Spanish aldaba.

Alternative forms

Noun

aldraba f (plural aldrabas)

  1. doorknocker
  2. latch
Synonyms

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

aldraba

  1. inflection of aldrabar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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