praia

See also: Praia

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

Further reading

“praia” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

praia

Alternative forms

praya (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese praya, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).

Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.a/, /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaj.ɐ/
Hyphenation: prai‧a
Rhymes: -aja

Noun

praia f (plural praias)

beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

Synonyms

areal

beira-mar

margem

Derived terms

baga-da-praia
morrer na praia

Further reading

“praia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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