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refém.

hostage

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁeˈfẽj̃/Brazil[heˈfẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/ʁeˈfẽj̃/Rio-de-Janeiro[χeˈfẽɪ̯̃]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. hostage

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.

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