freira

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See also: freirá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese freira, from freire +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾe(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾe.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ, (j-dropping) -eɾɐ
Hyphenation: frei‧ra

Noun

freira f (plural freiras, masculine freire, masculine plural freires)

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