preia

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prea, from Latin praeda,[1][2][3] from earlier praeheda, from prae- + Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

preia f (plural preias)

  1. prey (hunted animal)
    Synonym: presa

References

  1. ^ “preia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
  2. ^ “preia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  3. ^ “preia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
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