astro-rei

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “king celestial body”

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌas.tɾuˈʁej/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaʃ.tɾuˈʁej/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌas.tɾoˈʁej/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaʃ.tɾuˈʁɐj/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaʃ.tɾuˈʁej/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaʃ.tɾuˈʁej/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaʃ.tɾuˈʁe/

Noun

astro-rei f (plural astros-reis or astros-rei)

(poetic) the Sun
Synonym: Sol
- 2025 June 21, Alessandro Giannini, Fábio Altman, “O brilho do Rei Sol: as novas descobertas sobre o astro que ilumina o nosso sistema planetário”, in Veja‎, São Paulo: Abril, archived from the original on 22 June 2025:
  Vista da superfície do astro-rei, a Terra é um irrisório grão de areia girando à remota distância de 150 milhões de quilômetros.
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Further reading

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

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