Portuguese

naipes

Noun

naipe m (plural naipes)

1. (card games) suit (card game category)
2. (by extension) group, set
3. (by extension, music) section (of a band or orchestra)

Synonyms

• pinta

Related terms

Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text)
copas	ouros	espadas	paus

See also

• baralho

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan naip, ultimately from Arabic نَائِب ‎(nāʾib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck.

Noun

naipe m ‎(plural naipes)

1. playing card
2. (in plural, naipes) deck of cards

Synonyms

• (playing card): carta
• (deck of cards): baraja