salamaleque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك (as-salāmu ʕalayk, “peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.la.maˈle.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.la.maˈle.ke/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.lɐ.mɐˈlɛ.kɨ/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma‧le‧que

Interjection

salamaleque

  1. (Islam) salaam alaikum (greeting used by Muslims)

Noun

salamaleque m (plural salamaleques)

  1. exaggerated and affected reverence
    Synonym: rapapé

Further reading

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