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geada.

frost, hoar frost (frozen dew)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒeˈa.dɐ/Brazil/ʒiˈa.dɐ/Portugal[ʒiˈa.ðɐ]Portugal/ˈʒja.dɐ/Portugal
  1. frost, hoar frost (frozen dew)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. an instance of frost in an area

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese geada, from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). By surface analysis, gear (“to frost”) + -ada. Doublet of gelada and geleia. Compare Galician xeada, Spanish helada, Catalan gelada, French gelée and Italian gelata.

adj/ʒeˈa.dɐ/Brazil/ʒiˈa.dɐ/Portugal[ʒiˈa.ðɐ]Portugal/ˈʒja.dɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of geado

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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verb/ʒeˈa.dɐ/Brazil/ʒiˈa.dɐ/Portugal[ʒiˈa.ðɐ]Portugal/ˈʒja.dɐ/Portugal
  1. past participle of gear

    feminine · form-of · masculine · participle · past
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