cabaia
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʾ, “tunic, gown”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbaj.ɐ/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbaj.a/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbaj.ɐ/ [kɐˈβaj.ɐ]
Noun
cabaia f (plural cabaias)
- (historical) cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)