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parelha

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja, Asturian pareya.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧re‧lha

Noun

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parelha f (plural parelhas)

  1. team (a set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage)
    Synonym: par
    uma parelha de cavalosa team of horses
  2. (colloquial, of people) couple, pair
  3. (literature) couplet (a pair of lines with rhyming end words)

Adjective

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parelha

  1. feminine singular of parelho