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arriba.

up (away from Earth’s centre)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/aˈʁi.bɐ/Brazil[aˈhi.bɐ]Brazil/aˈʁi.bɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈχi.bɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. up (away from Earth’s centre)

    dated · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”). Cognate with Spanish arriba.

noun/aˈʁi.bɐ/Brazil[aˈhi.bɐ]Brazil/aˈʁi.bɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈχi.bɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. cliff

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”). Cognate with Spanish arriba.

intj/aˈʁi.bɐ/Brazil[aˈhi.bɐ]Brazil/aˈʁi.bɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈχi.bɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. come on!

  2. up!

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”). Cognate with Spanish arriba.

verb/aˈʁi.bɐ/Brazil[aˈhi.bɐ]Brazil/aˈʁi.bɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aˈχi.bɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of arribar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of arribar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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