ceia

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Galician

Verb

ceia

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of cear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Piedmontese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin clēta.

Noun

ceia f

  1. lattice

References

  • Levi, Attilio (1927) “ceia”, in Dizionario etimologico del dialetto piemontese, Turin: Paravia, page 79.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cẽa (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Latin cēna (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Proto-Italic *kert(e)snā, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-sna, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker-. Compare Galician cea, Spanish and Italian cena.

Noun

ceia f (plural ceias)

  1. supper, evening meal
    Synonyms: jantar, janta
    Última Ceia ― Last Supper
    Ceia de Natal ― Christmas dinner
Usage notes

In most contexts jantar and janta have replaced ceia in the sense of evening meal. It is now associated with special occasions such as Christmas dinners or as a light meal taken after the jantar, usually after midnight.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ceia

  1. inflection of cear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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