azafate

== Galician == === Alternative forms === acifate, asifate === Etymology === Attested since the 18th century. From Arabic سَفَط (safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Portuguese açafate, Spanish azafate, Catalan safata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aθaˈfatɪ], [asaˈfatɪ] === Noun === azafate m (plural azafates) (regional, southern Galicia) low basket; tray Synonym: bandexa === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “azafate”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “azafate”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “azafate”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic السَّفَط (as-safaṭ, “basket”). Compare Catalan safata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθaˈfate/ [a.θaˈfa.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /asaˈfate/ [a.saˈfa.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: a‧za‧fa‧te === Noun === azafate m (plural azafates) flat basket; tray Synonym: bandeja ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “azafate”, 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