raiano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arraiano

Etymology

From earlier arraiano, from Old Galician-Portuguese arraiano, from arraia (“border”) +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈɐ̃.nu/ [haɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈɐ̃.nu/ [haɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈɐ̃.nu/ [χaɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈɐ.no/ [haɪ̯ˈɐ.no]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁajˈa.nu/

• Hyphenation: rai‧a‧no

Adjective

raiano (feminine raiana, masculine plural raianos, feminine plural raianas)

1. located or living near a border

Noun

raiano m (plural raianos, feminine raiana, feminine plural raianas)

1. borderer (person who resides near a border)