alicate

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic اللَقَّاط‎ (al-laqqāṭ).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.li.ˈka.t͡ʃi/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.li.ˈka.te/

Noun

alicate m (plural alicates)

pliers (gripping tool)

Derived terms

alicatão (augmentative)
alicatezinho, alicatinho (diminutives)
alicatear

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (*allaqqáṭ), from Arabic اللَقَّاط‎ (al-laqqāṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aliˈkate/, [aliˈkat̪e]

Noun

alicate m (plural alicates)

pliers

Usage notes

Often used in the plural form with the same meaning.

Derived terms

alicates de corte

Further reading

“alicate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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