English

Proper noun

Praia

1. The capital of Cape Verde.

Translations

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Homophone: praia

Proper noun

Praia f

1. Praia (the capital city of Cape Verde)

Galician

Noun

praia f ‎(plural praias)

1. beach

Portuguese

praia

Alternative forms

• praya (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga ‎(“tract, region”).

Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.a/, /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: prai‧a
• Rhymes: -aja

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

1. beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

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