alfândega

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُنْدُق (“inn”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”). Cognate to Spanish alhóndiga and Catalan alfòndec.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡa/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/ [aɫˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]

Hyphenation: al‧fân‧de‧ga

Noun[edit]

alfândega f (plural alfândegas)

customs (government agency)

Derived terms[edit]

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