freira

See also: freirá

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese freira. By surface analysis, freire +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈfɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾe(j).ɾa/ [ˈfɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾe.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ, (j-dropping) -eɾɐ
Hyphenation: frei‧ra

Noun

freira f (plural freiras)

female equivalent of freire: nun (woman who professed a religious order)
(ichthyology) Brama brama
(Brazil, botany) Phallus indusiatus
(ornithology) Pterodroma
(Brazil, ornithology) Sula leucogaster
(regional) a crack in the cork

Further reading

“freira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“freira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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