baía

See also: baia, băia, and Baia

Portuguese

baía

Alternative forms

• bahia (pre-standardization spelling, now a misspelling)

Etymology

From Late Latin baia, possibly from Iberian badia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈi.ɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Homophones: Baía, Bahia
• Hyphenation: ba‧í‧a

Noun

baía f (plural baías)

1. bay (body of water mostly surrounded by land)

Further reading

• “baía”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “baía”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026