paetê

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pailleté (“sequined”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.eˈte/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɛˈte/

• Rhymes: -e
• Hyphenation: pa‧e‧tê

Noun

paetê m (plural paetês)

1. (Brazil) a sequined garment (or another surface)
2. (Brazil) a sequin

   Synonyms: lantejoula, cequim