salamaleque

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‎ (as-salāmu ʿalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.la.ma.ˈle.ki/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.lɐ.mɐ.ˈlɛ.kɨ/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma‧le‧que

Interjection

salamaleque

  1. salaam alaikum (greeting used by Muslims)

Noun

salamaleque m (plural salamaleques)

  1. exaggerated and affected reverence

Synonyms
  • rapapé
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