grafite

Italian

Noun

grafite f (plural grafiti)

  1. graphite

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈfi.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈfi.te/

  • Hyphenation: gra‧fi‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French graphite, from German Graphit, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

Noun

grafite f (plural grafites)

  1. graphite
  2. lead (of a pencil)
    Synonym: mina
  3. (Bahia) mechanical pencil
    Synonym: lapiseira
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.

Noun

grafite f (plural grafites)

  1. (Brazil) graffiti
Usage notes

The word grafite usually means artistic graffiti, whereas pichação is used for vandalistic or illegal graffiti.

Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grafite

  1. inflection of grafitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tarantino

Noun

grafite

  1. graphite
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