álibi

See also: alibi and Alibi

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.li.bi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.li.bi/ [ˈa.li.βi], /a.liˈbi/ [a.liˈβi]

• Hyphenation: á‧li‧bi

Noun

álibi m (plural álibis)

1. (law) alibi

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alibí

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalibi/ [ˈa.li.β̞i]
• Rhymes: -alibi
• Syllabification: á‧li‧bi

Noun

álibi m (plural álibis)

1. (law, rare) Synonym of coartada (“alibi”).

Further reading

• Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “álibi”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]