arraia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• raia

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁaj.ɐ/ [aˈhaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁaj.ɐ/ [aˈhaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʁaj.ɐ/ [aˈχaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʁaj.a/ [aˈhaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʁaj.ɐ/

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ raia, from Old Galician-Portuguese raia, from Latin raia.

Noun

arraia f (plural arraias)

1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *arraia, borrowed from Arabic الرَعِيَّة (ar-raʕiyya).

Noun

arraia f (plural arraias)

1. Alternative form of raia
2. Alternative form of arraia-miúda