alfândega

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُنْدُق (al-funduq, “inn”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”). Cognate to Spanish alhóndiga and Catalan alfòndec.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfɐ̃.de.ɡa/ [aʊ̯ˈfɐ̃.de.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɡɐ/ [aɫˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧fân‧de‧ga

Noun

alfândega f (plural alfândegas)

1. customs (government agency)

Derived terms

• alfandegar
• alfandegário
• desalfandegar

Descendants

• → Tetum: alfándega

Further reading

• “alfândega”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025