naipe

Portuguese
naipes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish naipe, from Catalan naip, ultimately from Arabic نَائِب‎ (nāʾib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck.

Pronunciation

Noun

naipe m (plural naipes)

  1. (card games) suit (card game category)
    Synonym: pinta
  2. (by extension) group, set
  3. (by extension, music) section (of a band or orchestra)
Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text)
copas ♥ ouros ♦ espadas ♠ paus ♣

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan naip, ultimately from Arabic نَائِب‎ (nāʾib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck.

Noun

naipe m (plural naipes)

  1. playing card
    Synonym: carta
  2. (in the plural) deck of cards
    Synonym: baraja
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