refém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic رَهِين‎ (rahīn). Cognate with Galician refén and Spanish rehén.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ˈfɐ̃j̃/
  • Hyphenation: re‧fém

Noun

refém m (plural reféns)

  1. hostage
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