azafate

Galician

Alternative forms

• acifate, asifate

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From Arabic سَفَط (safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Portuguese açafate, Spanish azafate, Catalan safata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aθaˈfatɪ], [asaˈfatɪ]

Noun

azafate m (plural azafates)

1. (regional, southern Galicia) low basket; tray

   Synonym: bandexa

   • 1888, Rufino Ribera Losada, Un bautismo na Ponte do Burgo:

     I o home da dita muller operada ponnos por diante un gran acifate acogulado de cachucha, lacón, chourizos, carne de vaca, pan de millo e viño

     And that woman's husband put before us a large tray packed with pork head and shoulder, chorizos, beef, cornbread and wine

References

• “azafate” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “azafate” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “azafate” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic السَّفَط (as-safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Catalan safata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθaˈfate/ [a.θaˈfa.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asaˈfate/ [a.saˈfa.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: a‧za‧fa‧te

Noun

azafate m (plural azafates)

1. flat basket; tray

   Synonym: bandeja

Derived terms

• azafata
• azafato

 

Further reading

• “azafate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014