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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French allée.
Noun
aleia f (plural aleias)
- allée, a lane bordered by trees
- lane (a narrow path between walls)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sinhalese අලියා (aliyā, “elephant”).
Noun
aleia m or f (plural aleias)
- (historical, India, Sri Lanka) tuskless elephant
1942 [1735-1736], Damião Peres, editor, compiled by Bernardo Gomes de Brito, História Tragico-Marítima, volume II, Porto: Portucalense Editora, published 1942, →OCLC, Descrição da cidade de Columbo, pelo padre Manoel Barradas, da Companhia de Jesus [Description of the city of Colombo, by father Manoel Barradas, of the Society of Jesus], page 84:Em logar de azêmolas se servem ali de aleias (aleia é todo o elefante sem dente, quer seja macho ou fêmea).- In place of beasts of burden there they make use of aleias (aleia is any elephant without tusk, be it male or female).
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