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prea.

body of a dead animal

4 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɾea̝/

  1. body of a dead animal

    feminine

  2. prey, game

    feminine

  3. booty

    feminine

  4. delicious food

    feminine · regional

  5. mean, stupid, or untidy person

    feminine · figuratively
    Déixao de molestar, non sexas prea!

  6. drunkness

    feminine · figuratively
    Ten unha prea que non se lambe
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin praeda (“booty, prey”), from earlier praeheda, from prae + Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to hold”). Cognate with Portuguese preia, English prey.

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