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palestra.

lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈlɛs.tɾɐ/Brazil/paˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/pɐˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/Portugal
  1. lecture, talk (spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group)

    feminine
  2. chat, talk (informal conversation)

    feminine · literary
  3. palaestra (public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin palaestra, from Ancient Greek παλαίστρα (palaístra, “wrestling school”).

verb/paˈlɛs.tɾɐ/Brazil/paˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/pɐˈlɛʃ.tɾɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of palestrar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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