lampreia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin lampraeda, lamprēda.

Cognate with Galician and Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, French lamproie, and English lamprey.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/ [lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/ [lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.a/ [lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾe.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: lam‧prei‧a

Noun

lampreia f (plural lampreias)

1. lamprey (jawless eel-like fish of the class Petromyzontida)

Derived terms

• lampreia de ovos

Further reading

• “lampreia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “lampreia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “lampreia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026