alfaia

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese alfaia.

Noun[edit]

alfaia (plural alfaias)

  1. A Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.
    • 2015 August 3, Ben Ratliff, “Review: Nação Zumbi Returns to Central Park SummerStage”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      And there was the band’s centerpiece and glory, the interlocking rhythm of a trap-set drummer, a percussionist, and three standing drummers playing the alfaia, the large wooden drum from the African-derived, northeastern Brazilian song-and-dance tradition of maracatu.

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese alfaia, from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة (ḥilya, “ornament”). Cognate with Portuguese alfaia and Spanish alhaja.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alfaia f (plural alfaias)

  1. jewel
    Synonym: xoia
  2. worth
    Synonym: valor
  3. vessel
    • 1433, Á. Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 51:
      prefeas et alfayas de casa
      vessels and other needed things of the home
    Synonym: perfia

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References[edit]

  • “alfaya” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “alfaya” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “alfaia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “alfaia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “alfaia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic الْحَاجَة (al-ḥāja, “utensil”).

Noun[edit]

alfaia f (plural alfaias)

  1. utensil
  2. ornament

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: alfaia
  • Portuguese: alfaia

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaia, from Arabic الحَاجَة (al-ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”).[1] Compare Galician alfaia and Spanish alhaja.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfaj.ɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfaj.a/ [aʊ̯ˈfaɪ̯.a]

  • Hyphenation: al‧fai‧a

Noun[edit]

alfaia f (plural alfaias)

  1. utensil
    Synonyms: utensílio, instrumento, ferramenta, aparato
  2. ornament
    Synonyms: ornamento, ornato, enfeite, adorno

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “alfaia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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