aljube

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-jubb, “the cistern, the well”). Doublet of algibe.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈʒu.bi/ [aʊ̯ˈʒu.bi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈʒu.be/ [aʊ̯ˈʒu.be]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈʒu.bɨ/ [aɫˈʒu.βɨ]

Noun

aljube m (plural aljubes)

  1. (archaic) prison, cave, dungeon

Derived terms

  • aljubeiro
  • aljubeta

Further reading

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