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flecha.

arrow (projectile)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈflɛ.ʃɐ/Portugal/ˈflɛt.ʃɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. arrow (projectile)

    feminine

  2. arrow (symbol)

    feminine

  3. spire

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-West Germanic *fleuk(k)ōn Proto-West Germanic *-jā Frankish *fliukkijābor. Vulgar Latin *fleccia Old French flechebor. Old Galician-Portuguese frecha ▲ French flècheinflu. Portuguese flecha Relatinization of earlier frecha (influenced by French flèche), from Old Galician-Portuguese frecha, from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish *fliukkijā.

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