nicabe

Portuguese

Mulher usando nicabe

Alternative forms

• niqab (unadapted form)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /niˈka.bi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /niˈka.bi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /niˈka.be/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /niˈka.bɨ/ [niˈka.βɨ]

• Hyphenation: ni‧ca‧be

Noun

nicabe m (plural nicabes)

1. (Islam) niqab (a veil which covers the face)

See also

• burca
• hijabe
• xador