freio

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Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾej.u/ [ˈfɾeɪ̯.u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾej.o/ [ˈfɾeɪ̯.o]
 

  • Hyphenation: frei‧o

Etymology 1[edit]

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From Old Galician-Portuguese frẽo, from Latin frēnum (harness; bit; curb), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (to hold). Cognate with Spanish freno and French frein.

Noun[edit]

freio m (plural freios)

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) travão, (Brazil) breque
    Antonym: acelerador
  2. (anatomy) frenulum
    Synonym: frênulo
  3. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

freio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frear
  2. first-person singular present indicative of freiar