sereia

Portuguese
sereia

Etymology

From Old Portuguese serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈɾej.a/, /se.ˈɾej.ɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ˈɾɐj.ɐ/, /sɨ.ˈɾej.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: se‧rei‧a

Noun

sereia f (plural sereias)

  1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
  2. (figuratively) An attractive woman.

Synonyms
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