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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *semea, from Latin simila (“fine wheat flour”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.me.ɐ/, /ˈsẽ.mi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.me.ɐ/, /ˈsẽ.mi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse.me.a/
Noun
sêmea f (plural sêmeas)
- fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after the separation of the bran;
- fine bran: bran as a by-product of the production of refined grains