salamaleque
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʿalaykum, “peace be upon you”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.la.ma.ˈle.ki/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.lɐ.mɐ.ˈlɛ.kɨ/
- Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma‧le‧que
Interjection
salamaleque
- salaam alaikum (greeting used by Muslims)
Noun
salamaleque m (plural salamaleques)
- exaggerated and affected reverence
Synonyms
- rapapé