medalha
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian medaglia, from Early Medieval Latin medālia (“middle; half a denarius”), ultimately from Latin medius. Doublet of mealha 'type of medieval coin', the native Portuguese counterpart.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aʎɐ
- Hyphenation: me‧da‧lha
Noun
editmedalha f (plural medalhas)
- medal (stamped metal disc used as ornament or charm)
- Synonym: medalhão
- medal (metal object used as a prize or military decoration)
- Synonym: (military) condecoração
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:medalha.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Italian
- Portuguese terms derived from Italian
- Portuguese terms derived from Early Medieval Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aʎɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aʎɐ/3 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -alha
- pt:Military
- pt:Sports