lezíria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lezira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lezira, from Arabic جَزِيرَة (jazīra, “island”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈzi.ɾi.ɐ/ [leˈzi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /leˈzi.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈzi.ɾi.ɐ/ [leˈzi.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /leˈzi.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈzi.ɾi.a/ [leˈzi.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /leˈzi.ɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈzi.ɾjɐ/

• Hyphenation: le‧zí‧ri‧a

Noun

lezíria f (plural lezírias)

1. marshland

Related terms

• Algeciras
• Argel
• Argélia

Further reading

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