galáxia
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin galaxiās (“galaxy; Milky Way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ga‧lá‧xi‧a
Noun
editgaláxia f (plural galáxias)
- galaxy (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc)
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