salamaleque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْك (as-salāmu ʕalayk, “peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.la.maˈle.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.la.maˈle.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.la.maˈle.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.lɐ.mɐˈlɛ.kɨ/

• Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ma‧le‧que

Interjection

salamaleque

1. (Islam) salaam alaikum (greeting used by Muslims)

Noun

salamaleque m (plural salamaleques)

1. exaggerated and affected reverence

   Synonym: rapapé

Further reading

• “salamaleque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “salamaleque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025