alfanje

Portuguese

Alternative forms

alfange (Portugal)

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَنْجَر (al-ḵanjar, “dagger”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.ʒe/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.ʒe]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfɐ̃.ʒɨ/ [aɫˈfɐ̃.ʒɨ]

Hyphenation: al‧fan‧je

Noun

alfanje m (plural alfanjes) (Brazilian spelling)

scimitar (Middle-Eastern sword with a curved blade)

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الخنجر (al-ḵánjar, “dagger”), from Classical Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar, “dagger”), from Persian (xungar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈfanxe/ [alˈfãŋ.xe]
Audio (Spain): (file)
Rhymes: -anxe
Syllabification: al‧fan‧je

Noun

alfanje m (plural alfanjes)

scimitar, cutlass (sword of Persian origin with a curved blade)
swordfish (large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius)
Synonym: pez espada

Further reading

“alfanje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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