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See also: Praia
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
praia f (plural praias)
- beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)
Further reading[edit]
- “praia” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
- praya (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia,[1][2] from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).[3]
Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ajɐ
- Hyphenation: prai‧a
Noun[edit]
praia f (plural praias)
- beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Hunsrik: Praia
Further reading[edit]
praia on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
References[edit]
- ^ “praia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
- ^ “praia” in iDicionário Aulete.
- ^ “praia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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