cabide
Portuguese
cabide
Etymology
Uncertain origin. Possible origins include:
- Latin capitulum;
- Arabic مَقْبِض (maqbiḍ, “handle”), with the ma- being confused with the Portuguese feminine indefinite article uma;
- Arabic قَابِض (qābiḍ, “tongs, clamp”);
- cavidado, past participle of cavidar (“to protect”), with the suggestion that coat hangers were used to protect clothes from dust.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ˈbi.d͡ʒi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ˈbi.de/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈβi.ðɨ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧bi‧de
Noun
cabide m (plural cabides)
- coat hanger (device, in the shape of shoulders, used to hang up coats, shirts, etc.)
Synonyms
- cruzeta
Derived terms
- cabidinho, cabidezinho (diminutives)
- cabidão (augmentative)
- cabide de empregos
- cabideiro