grafite

Italian

Noun

grafite f (plural grafiti)

1. graphite

Anagrams

• fregati

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈfi.t͡ʃi/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈfi.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: gra‧fi‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French graphite, from German Graphit, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

Noun

grafite f (plural grafites)

1. graphite
2. lead (of a pencil)

   Synonym: mina

3. (Bahia) mechanical pencil

   Synonym: lapiseira

Alternative forms

• grafita

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.

Noun

grafite f (plural grafites)

1. (Brazil) graffiti

Usage notes

The word grafite usually means artistic graffiti, whereas pichação is used for vandalistic or illegal graffiti.

Alternative forms

• grafito
• grafíti

Derived terms

• grafiteiro

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grafite

1. inflection of grafitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Tarantino

Noun

grafite

1. graphite