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Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “Shia”) + -ita.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈi.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃji.tɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈi.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃji.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈi.ta/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃji.ta/
- Rhymes: -itɐ
- Hyphenation: xi‧i‧ta
Adjective
xiita m or f (plural xiitas, not comparable)
- (Islam) Shiite (of, or relating to Shiites or the Shi'a branch of Islam)
- (slang) extremist (taking an extreme view on something)
Noun
xiita m or f by sense (plural xiitas)
- (Islam) Shiite (a member of the Shi'a branch of Islam)
- (slang) extremist (someone who has an extreme view on something)
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