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Phapha

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 336

Portuguese spellingPapa

Word formsJiphaphaplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jiphapha” ×24

Definitions

  1. 1
    Ray (fish).

    PT Arraia.·FR Raie (poisson).

  2. 2
    Wedge; stake.

    PT Cunha; estaca.·FR Coin; piquet.

  3. 3
    Ferule.

    PT Palmeta.·FR Palette (instrument de punition).

  4. 4
    Reference point.

    PT Ponto de referência.·FR Point de repère.

  5. 5
    Small strip of twisted cotton that servants wear around their neck as a sign of mourning.

    PT Pequena tira de algodão torcido que os serviçais põem ao pescoço em sinal de luto.·FR Petite bande de coton torsadé que les domestiques portent au cou en signe de deuil.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 336 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected