refém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic رَهِين‎ (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfẽj̃/ [heˈfẽɪ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfẽj̃/ [χeˈfẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɐ̃j̃/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
Hyphenation: re‧fém

Noun

refém m (plural reféns)

hostage

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