Noun: azafate
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | azafate |
| Plural m | azafates |
Sample Sentences
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I o home da dita muller operada ponnos por diante un gran acifate acogulado de cachucha, lacón, chourizos, carne de vaca, pan de millo e viño (And that woman's husband put before us a large tray packed with pork head and shoulder, chorizos, beef, cornbread and wine) [1888, Rufino Ribera Losada, Un bautismo na Ponte do Burgo:]
Nouns inflected like azafate
miligramo,
mililitro,
acontecemento,
urodelo,
ancoradoiro,
vimieiro,
serrón,
sesego,
sedeño,
iceberg,
sarrio,
sabuio,
sabugo,
sabujo,
sabuxo,
sabelo,
sangue,
saibro,
saltón,
salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Attested since the 18th century. From Arabic سَفَط (safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Portuguese açafate, Spanish azafate, Catalan safata. See: Portuguese Nouns '
açafate', Spanish Nouns '
azafate', Catalan Nouns '
safata'.
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