rainha

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Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

rainha f (plural rainhas)

  1. Alternative form of reinha

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

rainha

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Galician raíña.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ra‧i‧nha

Noun[edit]

rainha f (plural rainhas, masculine rei, masculine plural reis)

  1. queen (monarch)
  2. (chess) queen

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
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rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão