refém

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    refém m (plural reféns)

    1. hostage