praia

See also: Praia

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Medieval Latin plagia, possibly from Latin plaga + Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaja/ [ˈpɾa̠.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: pra‧ia

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

Further reading

• “praia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “praia” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• praya

Etymology

From Medieval Latin plagia, possibly from Latin plaga + Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos).

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

1. beach

Descendants

• Galician: praia
• Portuguese: praia

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “praia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “praia”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Praia (1)

Alternative forms

• praya (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Medieval Latin plagia, possibly from Latin plaga + Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos). Doublet of plaga.

Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.a/ [ˈpɾaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -ajɐ
• Hyphenation: prai‧a

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

   O Brasil é conhecido pelas suas praias arenosas. ― Brazil is known for its sandy beaches.

   • 1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto:

     Mas os Mouros que andauão pela praya, / Por lhe defender a agoa deſejada, / Hum de eſcudo embarcado, & de azagaya, / Outro de arco encuruado, & ſeta eruada: […]

     But the Moors who were around the beach, / to defend its desired water, / one who was embarked with a shield and an assegai, / other with a harsh bow and thrown arrow: [...]

2. (Brazil, slang) one's object or area of interest or fondness

   Matemática não é minha praia. ― I'm not keen on mathematics.

Synonyms

• areal
• beira-mar
• margem

Derived terms

• baga-da-praia
• morrer na praia
• praia fluvial
• praiano
• praieiro
• (diminutive) prainha
• (augmentative) praiona
• ser a praia de alguém

Descendants

• → Hong Kong English: praya
• → Hunsrik: Praia
• → Nheengatu: praya

References

• “praia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “praia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “praia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Further reading

• praia on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt