rédea

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese redẽa, from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Classical Latin retineō (to retain).

Cognate with Galician renda, Spanish rienda, Catalan regna, French rêne, Italian redine and English rein.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ré‧de‧a

Noun

rédea f (plural s)

  1. rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
  2. (figuratively) rein (command)