raio

See also: raiö

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius. Doublet of radio and raxo.

Noun

raio m (plural raios)

  1. ray, beam (of light)

Portuguese
raio

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius. Doublet of rádio.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.u/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.u/, /ˈɦaj.u/
  • Hyphenation: rai‧o
  • Rhymes: -aju

Noun

raio m (plural raios)

  1. (mathematics) ray
  2. beam, ray (of light or radiation)
  3. lightning
  4. (mathematics) radius
  5. spoke (of a wheel)

Further reading
  • raio in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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