freira
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See also: freirá
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese freira. By surface analysis, freire + -a.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]freira f (plural freiras)
- female equivalent of freire: nun (woman who professed a religious order)
- (ichthyology) Brama brama
- (Brazil, botany) Phallus indusiatus
- (ornithology) Pterodroma
- (Brazil, ornithology) Sula leucogaster
- (regional) a crack in the cork
Further reading
[edit]- “freira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “freira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Portuguese 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/eɾɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/eɾɐ/2 syllables
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