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freio.

brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɾej.u/Brazil[ˈfɾeɪ̯.u]Brazil/ˈfɾɐj.u/Portugal/ˈfɾej.u/Northern, Portugal
  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

    masculine
  2. frenulum

    masculine
  3. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese frẽo, from Latin frēnum (“harness; bit; curb”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Cognate with Spanish freno and French frein.

verb/ˈfɾej.u/Brazil[ˈfɾeɪ̯.u]Brazil/ˈfɾɐj.u/Portugal/ˈfɾej.u/Northern, Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of frear

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
  2. first-person singular present indicative of freiar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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