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azeite
azeite
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese azeite, from Arabic زَيْت (zayt).
Cognate with Galician aceite, Maltese żejt and Spanish aceite.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈzɐj.tɨ/, /ɐ.ˈzej.tɨ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈzej.t͡ʃi/
- Hyphenation: a‧zei‧te
Noun
azeite m (plural azeites)
Derived terms
- azeite de dendê
- azeiteiro