alarve

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese allarve, from Arabic العَرَب (al-ʕarab, “the Arabs”). Doublet of árabe.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlaʁ.vi/ [aˈlaɦ.vi]
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧lar‧ve

Noun

alarve m or f by sense (plural alarves)

  1. (archaic) bedouin
    Synonym: beduíno
  2. brute
  3. glutton
    Synonyms: glutão, comilão

Adjective

alarve m or f (plural alarves)

  1. brute
    Synonym: bruto
  2. glutton
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