açafate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧سَفَط⁩ (safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Spanish azafate.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.saˈfa.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.saˈfa.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɐˈfa.tɨ/

Noun

açafate m (plural açafates)

flat basket; tray
Synonym: canastra

Derived terms

açafata

Further reading

“açafate” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“açafate” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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