aloquete

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a- +‎ loquete,[1] borrowed from French loquet (“latch”),[2][3] from Old English loc.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.loˈke.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.loˈke.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧que‧te

Noun

aloquete m (plural aloquetes)

  1. (Portugal) latch (fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot)
    Synonym: ferrolho
  2. (Northern Portugal) padlock
    Synonym: cadeado

References

  1. ^ “aloquete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “aloquete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  3. ^ “loquete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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