sêmea

See also: semea and seme'a

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *semea, from Latin simila (“fine wheat flour”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.me.ɐ/, /ˈsẽ.mi.ɐ/ [ˈsẽ.mɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.me.ɐ/, /ˈsẽ.mi.ɐ/ [ˈsẽ.mɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.me.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.mjɐ/

• Hyphenation: sê‧me‧a

Noun

sêmea f (plural sêmeas)

1. fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after the separation of the bran;
2. fine bran: bran as a by-product of the production of refined grains