algibe
التعريفات والمعاني
== Old Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-jubb), from Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well, pit”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alˈʒibe/
=== Noun ===
algibe m (plural algibes)
cistern (underground reservoir)
==== Descendants ====
Spanish: aljibe
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-jubb, “the cistern, the well”), via Andalusian Arabic. Doublet of aljube.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ibi, (Portugal) -ibɨ
=== Noun ===
algibe m (plural algibes)
cistern
Synonym: cisterna
=== Further reading ===
“algibe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“algibe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“algibe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026