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praia

See also: Praia

GalicianEdit

 praia on Galician Wikipedia

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician-Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

praia f (plural praias)

  1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

Further readingEdit

PortugueseEdit

 

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician-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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾaj.a/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.a]

  • Rhymes: -ajɐ
  • Hyphenation: prai‧a

NounEdit

praia f (plural praias)

  1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)
    • 1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto:
      Mas os Mouros que andauão pela praya, / Por lhe defender a agoa deſejada, / Hum de eſcudo embarcado, & de azagaya, / Outro de arco encuruado, & ſeta eruada: […]
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DescendantsEdit

  • → Hong Kong English: praya
  • → Hunsrik: Praia

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “praia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. ^ “praia” in iDicionário Aulete.
  3. ^ “praia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Further readingEdit

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