águia

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === aguia (pre-reform spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aguya, from Latin aquila (“eagle”), feminine of aquilus (“dark-coloured”). Doublet of áquila, which was borrowed. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: á‧gui‧a === Noun === águia f (plural águias) eagle (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae) eagle (representation of such an eagle (bird) carried as an emblem) (heraldry) eagle (representation of such a bird on a coat of arms) (figurative) a born leader Synonym: líder nato ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aguilenho aquilino Aguiar === Further reading === “águia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “águia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “águia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026