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Portuguese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Portuguese
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Etymology
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From
Arabic
رَهِين
(
rahīn
)
. Cognate with
Galician
refén
and
Spanish
rehén
.
Pronunciation
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(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʁeˈfẽj̃/
[heˈfẽɪ̯̃]
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʁeˈfẽj̃/
[heˈfẽɪ̯̃]
(
Rio de Janeiro
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʁeˈfẽj̃/
[χeˈfẽɪ̯̃]
(
Portugal
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʁɨˈfɐ̃j̃/
Rhymes:
(
Brazil
)
-ẽj̃
,
(
Portugal
)
-ɐ̃j̃
Hyphenation:
re‧fém
Noun
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refém
m
(
plural
reféns
)
hostage