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Diximane

Noun class IVnounReviewedpage 356

Portuguese spellingRiximane

Definitions

  1. 1
    botany
    Fruit of rixima, and its spheroidal stone which is fastened to children's wrists to ward off the evil eye.

    PT Fruto de rixima, e seu caroço de forma esferoidal que se faz prender do pulso das crianças para evitar maus olhados.·FR Fruit du rixima, et son noyau de forme sphéroïdale que l'on attache au poignet des enfants pour écarter le mauvais œil.

  2. 2
    Charm; amulet.

    PT Abascante; preservativo.·FR Amulette ; préservatif.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 356 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected