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Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
criada f (plural criades)
- female equivalent of criat
Galician
Participle
criada
- feminine singular of criado
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa.dɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja.dɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa.dɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈa.da/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾja.da/
Noun
criada f (plural criadas)
- female equivalent of criado
Participle
criada f sg
- feminine singular of criado
Spanish
Etymology
From criar (“raise”). Compare Sicilian criata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾjada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: cria‧da
Noun
criada f (plural criadas, masculine criado, masculine plural criados)
- servant, maidservant
- Synonyms: empleada doméstica, sirvienta
Derived terms
Participle
criada f sg
- feminine singular of criado
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