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parelha.

team (a set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈɾe.ʎɐ/Brazil/pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎɐ/Portugal/pɐˈɾe.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal/pɐˈɾe.ʎɐ/Central, Portugal

  1. team (a set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage)

    feminine
    uma parelha de cavalos

  2. couple, pair

    colloquial · feminine

  3. couplet (a pair of lines with rhyming end words)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja, Asturian pareya.

adj/paˈɾe.ʎɐ/Brazil/pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎɐ/Portugal/pɐˈɾe.ʎɐ/Northern, Portugal/pɐˈɾe.ʎɐ/Central, Portugal

  1. feminine singular of parelho

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

Substantivization of the feminine of Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish pareja, Asturian pareya.

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