Masculine

naipe

Meaning

  1. (masculine) suit (card game category)
  2. (broadly, masculine) a group or set (of things with similar features); a kind
  3. (broadly, masculine) section (of a band or orchestra)

Synonyms

Frequency

49k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaj.pi/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish naipe, from Catalan naip, most likely from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck. See naip for more.

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