/reˈfeŋ/, [reˈfeŋ]
OriginInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arrafẽes, borrowed from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Portuguese refém and Spanish rehén.
- by-personal-gender, feminine, masculinehostage
Formsreféns(plural) · arrafén(alternative) · refém(alternative)
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