alfanje

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alfange (Portugal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.ʒi/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.ʒi]

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

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

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒi
• Hyphenation: al‧fan‧je

Noun

alfanje m (plural alfanjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. cutlass (European sword with a straight or slightly curved blade)
2. scimitar (Middle Eastern sword with a curved blade)
3. scythe (agricultural hand tool with a blade)

   Synonym: gadanha

Further reading

• “alfanje”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfanxe/ [alˈfãŋ.xe]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -anxe
• Syllabification: al‧fan‧je

Noun

alfanje m (plural alfanjes)

1. cutlass (sword of European origin with a straight or slightly curved blade)
2. scimitar (sword of Middle Eastern origin with a curved blade)
3. swordfish (large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius)

   Synonym: pez espada

Further reading

• “alfanje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28