algema

== Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -emɐ Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma ==== Noun ==== algema f (plural algemas) (chiefly in the plural) handcuff, manacle, shackle === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɛmɐ Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma ==== Verb ==== algema inflection of algemar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “algema”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “algema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026