fralda

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾaw.dɐ/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾaw.dɐ/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾaw.da/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾal.dɐ/ [ˈfɾaɫ.dɐ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -awdɐ, (Portugal) -aldɐ
• Homophone: frauda (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: fral‧da

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese *faldra, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan), from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”). Doublet of falda.

Noun

fralda f (plural fraldas)

1. diaper; nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)

   Synonym: cueiro

2. foot of a mountain or hill

   Antonyms: cume, topo

3. the part of a shirt below the waist

Derived terms

• fralda do mar
• fraldar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fralda

1. inflection of fraldar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “fralda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026