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algema.

handcuff, manacle, shackle

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/awˈʒẽ.mɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈʒẽ.mɐ]Brazil/alˈʒe.mɐ/Portugal[aɫˈʒe.mɐ]Portugal
  1. handcuff, manacle, shackle

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic ألجام (“a shackle of iron”), the plural form of the noun لجم or لجام which also refers to a harness of a horse. It is derived from the root ل ج م.

verb/awˈʒẽ.mɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈʒẽ.mɐ]Brazil/alˈʒɛ.mɐ/Portugal[aɫˈʒɛ.mɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of algemar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of algemar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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