Etymology

From Old Portuguese avẽa, from Latin avēna ‎(“oats”). Compare Galician avea and Spanish avena.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈvɐj.ɐ/, /ɐ.ˈvej.ɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈvej.a/, /a.ˈvej.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧vei‧a