marbete

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic مرباط (marbáṭ, bag on the belt), from Arabic مِرْبَط (mirbaṭ, rope, hawser).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈbete/ [maɾˈβ̞e.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: mar‧be‧te

Noun

marbete m (plural marbetes)

  1. tag
  2. label
    • 1918, Carlos Gagini, “A París”, in Cuentos grises:
      turistas recién llegados, en cuyas valijas habían pegado sus marbetes azules, blancos o rosados todas las compañías de vapores o de ferrocarriles
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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