alfayate

Asturian

Etymology

From Old Leonese alfayat, from Arabic الْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, “the tailor”). Compare Portuguese and Galician alfaiate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfaˈʝate/, [al.faˈʝa.t̪e]

Noun

alfayate m (plural alfayates)

1. tailor

   Synonym: xastre

References

• “alfayate” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.