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freire.

friar

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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

  1. friar

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese freire, fraire, borrowed from Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frater (“brother”), from Proto-Italic *frātēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of frade, bróder, and brada.

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