açafate

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.saˈfa.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɐˈfa.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -at͡ʃi, -atɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧ça‧fa‧te

Noun

açafate m (plural açafates)

1. wicker basket (small basket made of thin wicker, with a low edge and oval or round shape, without lid and without handle)

   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.