cabaia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbaj.ɐ/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbaj.ɐ/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈbaj.a/ [kaˈbaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈbaj.ɐ/ [kɐˈβaj.ɐ]

Noun

cabaia f (plural cabaias)

1. (historical) cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)