alfinete de ama
Portuguese, noun
alfinete de ama is spelled A-L-F-I-N-E-T-E-D-E-A-M-A (13 letters). Alfinete de ama is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “safety pin (pin, in the form of a clasp)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, alfinete-de-ama is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of alfinete de ama; still used…”.
What does alfinete de ama mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesafety pin (pin, in the form of a clasp)
noun
- 1
masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of alfinete de ama; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide alfinete de ama
phrase: 1. alfinete que permite unir por um sistema de mola as duas extremidades
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alfinete de ama
- alfinetes de ama plural
- alfinete-de-ama alternative
- alfinetes-de-ama plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).