alfanje

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === alfange (chiefly Portugal) === Etymology === From Arabic الْخَنْجَر (al-ḵanjar, “dagger”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒi Hyphenation: al‧fan‧je === Noun === alfanje m (plural alfanjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) cutlass (European sword with a straight or slightly curved blade) scimitar (Middle Eastern sword with a curved blade) scythe (agricultural hand tool with a blade) Synonym: gadanha === Further reading === “alfanje”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alfanje”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “alfanje”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic الخنجر (al-ḵánjar, “dagger”), from Classical Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar, “dagger”), from Persian خونگر (xungar). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfanxe/ [alˈfãŋ.xe] Rhymes: -anxe Syllabification: al‧fan‧je === Noun === alfanje m (plural alfanjes) cutlass (sword of European origin with a straight or slightly curved blade) scimitar (sword of Middle Eastern origin with a curved blade) swordfish (large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius) Synonym: pez espada ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: alpanghe === Further reading === “alfanje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025