praia

== Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Medieval Latin plagia, possibly from plaga + Ancient Greek πλάγια (plágia). Cognate with Sicilian praja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɾaja/ [ˈpɾa̠.jɐ] Rhymes: -aja Hyphenation: pra‧ia === Noun === praia f (plural praias) beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly) Synonym: grau === Further reading === “praia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “praia”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === praya === Etymology === From Medieval Latin plagia. === Noun === praia f (plural praias) beach ==== Descendants ==== Fala: playa Galician: praia Portuguese: praia, praya (obsolete)→ Hong Kong English: praya→ Hunsrik: Praia→ Nheengatu: praya === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “praia”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “praia”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “praia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === praya (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Medieval Latin plagia, possibly from plaga + Ancient Greek πλάγια (plágia). Doublet of plaga. Cognate with Galician praia, Sicilian praja, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajɐ Hyphenation: prai‧a === Noun === praia f (plural praias) beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly) Near-synonyms: areal, beira-mar, margem (Brazil, slang) one's object or area of interest or fondness Matemática não é minha praia. ― I'm not keen on mathematics. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hong Kong English: praya → Hunsrik: Praia → Nheengatu: praya === References === “praia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “praia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “praia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Further reading === praia on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt