preia

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese prea, from Latin praeda,^[1]^[2]^[3] from earlier praeheda, from prae- + Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to hold”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾej.ɐ/ [ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾej.a/ [ˈpɾeɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.ɐ/

Noun[edit]

preia f (plural preias)

prey (hunted animal)
Synonym: presa

Related terms[edit]

prear
predar

References[edit]

^ “preia” in iDicionário Aulete.
^ “preia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “preia” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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