refén

Galician

Alternative forms

• arrafén

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Portuguese refém and Spanish rehén.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈfeŋ/ [reˈfeŋ]
• Rhymes: -eŋ

Noun

refén m or f by sense (plural reféns)

1. hostage

References

• “refén”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “refén”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “refén”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega