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]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlaʁ.vi/ [aˈlaɦ.vi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈlaɾ.vi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈlaʁ.vi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlaɻ.ve/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlaɾ.vɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlaɾ.vɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlaɾ.bɨ/ [ɐˈlaɾ.βɨ]

• 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

Related terms

• árabe