alfaiate

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alfaiate

  • /aɫ.fɐj.ˈa.tɨ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do árabe الخيّاط⁽ᵃʳ⁾ (al-khayyat).

noun

  1. aquele que trabalha na confecção de roupas

Similar: xastre

noun

  1. inseto aquático de pernas compridas que se sustém sobre a superfície da água Gerris lacustris
  2. Trás os Montes joaninha

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: xastre

In English

  • tailor person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession
  • Taylor surname associated with "tailor"
  • water strider any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae

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"alfaiate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/alfaiate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

alfaiate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/alfaiate

Chicago

"alfaiate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/alfaiate.

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@misc{alfaiate_2026,
  title = {alfaiate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/alfaiate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}