alfaiate

Significat

Noun

1. (masculine) tailor
2. (masculine) pied avocet, a bird
3. (masculine) water strider, an insect of the family Gerridae

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of alfaiatar:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of alfaiatar:

Amb guionet com

al‧fai‧a‧te

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/aw.fajˈa.t͡ʃi/

Etimologia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaiate, from Arabic الْخَيَّاط (al-ḵayyāṭ, “the tailor”). Compare Galician alfaiate.

Sents

Todo alfaiate faz o corte dele e alguns dois atrás .

Every tailor makes his cut and some two on the back.