alnaíbe

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْنَائِب (al-nāʔib, “the representative”)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.naˈi.bi/ [aʊ̯.naˈi.bi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.naˈi.be/ [aʊ̯.naˈi.be]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.nɐˈi.bɨ/ [aɫ.nɐˈi.βɨ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧na‧í‧be

Noun

alnaíbe m (plural alnaíbes)

  1. (military, historical) the commander of a cavalry regiment
    Synonym: coudel

Further reading

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