praia
See also: Praia
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
praia f (plural praias)
- beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)
Further readingEdit
- “praia” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
PortugueseEdit
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Alternative formsEdit
- praya (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia,[1][2] from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).[3]
Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ajɐ
- Hyphenation: prai‧a
NounEdit
praia f (plural praias)
- beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Hunsrik: Praia
Further readingEdit
praia on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “praia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
- ^ “praia” in iDicionário Aulete.
- ^ “praia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.