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meia.

obsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. obsolete unit of measure for liquids, equivalent to six pints

    Portugal · feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. sock (covering for the foot)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of meia-calça. Compare Catalan mitja and Spanish media for similar developments.

num/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. half past

    O evento termina às três e meia.
Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of meia hora.

num/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. six

    Brazil
Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of meia dúzia (“half a dozen”).

noun/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. midfielder

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of meia-esquerda or meia-direita.

noun/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. synonym of meia-encadernação

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of meia-encadernação.

noun/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. synonym of meia-entrada

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree ▲ Portuguese meia Portuguese entrada Portuguese meia-entradaclip. Portuguese meia Clipping of meia-entrada.

adj/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of meio

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

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adv/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. misconstruction of meio

    alt-of · hypercorrect · misconstruction
    *Estou meia cansada.
Where this word comes from

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verb/ˈmej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈmɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈmej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of mear: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of mear: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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