praia

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Galician

 praia on Galician Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾaja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: pra‧ia

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

  1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”). Doublet of plaga.

Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ajɐ
  • Hyphenation: prai‧a

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

  1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)
    • 1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto:
      Mas os Mouros que andauão pela praya, / Por lhe defender a agoa deſejada, / Hum de eſcudo embarcado, & de azagaya, / Outro de arco encuruado, & ſeta eruada: […]
      But the Moors who were around the beach, / to defend its desired water, / one who was embarked with a shield and an assegai, / other with a harsh bow and thrown arrow:

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hong Kong English: praya
  • → Hunsrik: Praia
  • → Nheengatu: praya

References

  1. ^ “praia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “praia” in iDicionário Aulete.
  3. ^ “praia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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