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freira.

female equivalent of freire: nun (woman who professed a religious order)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɾe(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ˈfɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈfɾɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈfɾej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese freira. By surface analysis, freire + -a.

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