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areia

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Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese areia.

Noun

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areia

  1. sand

Portuguese

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areia

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna (sand), possibly from Etruscan *𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀 (*hasena). Doublet of arena.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾej.ɐ/ [aˈɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾej.a/ [aˈɾeɪ̯.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧rei‧a

Noun

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areia f (plural areias)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)
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Descendants
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  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: reia
  • Kabuverdianu: areia

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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areia

  1. inflection of arear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative