rédea

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese redẽa, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”). Compare Galician rédea, renda and Spanish rienda.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ˈhɛ.d͡ʒjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ˈhɛ.d͡ʒjɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ˈχɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ˈχɛ.d͡ʒjɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒi.a/ [ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.d͡ʒja/ [ˈhɛ.d͡ʒja]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.djɐ/ [ˈʁɛ.ðjɐ]

• Hyphenation: ré‧de‧a

Noun

rédea f (plural rédeas)

1. rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
2. (figuratively) rein (command)

References

• “rédea”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “rédea”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024