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cadeira.

chair (item of furniture)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. chair (item of furniture)

    feminine
  2. subject (at the university)

    feminine
  3. seat, chair (central or branch seat of a society)

    feminine · figuratively
  4. hips

    colloquial · feminine · in-plural
  5. course, class

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin *cathēgra, variant of Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Doublet of cátedra, a borrowing.

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