algema

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic الجَامِعَة (al-jāmiʕa, a shackle of iron, collecting together the two hands to the neck), from the active participle of جَمَعَ (jamaʕa, to collect).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈʒẽ.mɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒẽ.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈʒe.ma/ [aʊ̯ˈʒe.ma]

  • Rhymes: -emɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma

Noun

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algema f (plural algemas)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) handcuff, manacle, shackle

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈʒẽ.mɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈʒẽ.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈʒe.ma/ [aʊ̯ˈʒe.ma]

  • Rhymes: -ɛmɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧ma

Verb

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algema

  1. inflection of algemar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative