hijabe

Portuguese

Hijabe

Alternative forms

• hijab (unadapted form)

Etymology

Borrowed from English hijab, from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʒa.bi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʒa.bi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʒa.be/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈʒa.bɨ/ [iˈʒa.βɨ]

• Hyphenation: hi‧ja‧be

Noun

hijabe m (plural hijabes)

1. (Islam) hijab (veil worn by Muslim women)

   Synonym: véu islâmico

See also

• burca
• xador
• nicabe