Noun: alcaiote
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | alcaiote |
| Singular f | alcaiota |
| Plural m | alcaiotes |
| Plural f | alcaiotas |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like alcaiote
xastre,
elefante,
vicepresidente,
alcaiote,
monxe,
vellote,
servente,
aquele,
mestre,
presidente,
contramestre,
xefe,
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese (the derived term alcajotar is attested in the 13th century); from Andalusian Arabic القَوَّاد (al-qawwád), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād, “pimp”). Cognate with Portuguese alcaguete, Spanish alcahuete. See: Portuguese Nouns '
alcaguete', Spanish Nouns '
alcahuete'.
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