quibe

Portuguese

Um quibe tradicional

Alternative forms

• kibe

Etymology

From Arabic كِبَّة (kibba, “ball”) and كُبَّة (kubba, “ball”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈki.bi/

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

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

• Hyphenation: qui‧be

Noun

quibe m (plural quibes)

1. kibbeh (a type of dumpling)

Derived terms

• dar ré no quibe
• quibar

Further reading

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