ribeira

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Galician

A Ribeira Sacra

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈbejɾa/
  • Rhymes: -ejɾa
  • Hyphenation: ri‧bei‧ra

Noun

ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

  1. bank
    Synonym: riba
  2. shore
    Synonyms: beiramar, costa

Derived terms

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

  1. bank (of a river)
  2. watering, irrigation
  3. stream, rivulet
  4. (Brazil) stock breeding area