sabonete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French savonnette.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.boˈne.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.boˈne.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.boˈne.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.buˈne.tɨ/ [sɐ.βuˈne.tɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: sa‧bo‧ne‧te

Noun

sabonete m (plural sabonetes)

1. toilet soap (a type of fine, scented soap)
2. (botany) (Saponaria officinalis) a perennial plant of the Caryophyllaceae family found in Portugal, it has lanceolate leaves, flowers with pink or whitish petals and capsular fruits. It is used in the production of soap and similar products due to its saponin-rich roots.
3. (botany) (Sapindus divaricatus) a tree from tropical America, from the Sapindaceae family, with astringent bark and roots, white flowers and soapy fruits, it is also known as soap, soap tree, etc.
4. (informal) reprimand
5. small pocket watch with metal cover on the dial
6. (slang) block of hashish or pollen (usually about 250 grams)

Derived terms

• sabonetar
• saboneteira
• sabonetezinho

 

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Sabonett
• → Tetum: sabonete

Further reading

• “sabonete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024