alfândega
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
- Hyphenation: al‧fân‧de‧ga
Noun edit
alfândega f (plural alfândegas)
- customs (government agency)