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peia.

fetter (object used to bind a person or animal by its legs)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈpeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈpɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈpej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. fetter (object used to bind a person or animal by its legs)

    feminine
  2. fetter (anything that restricts or restrains)

    feminine · figuratively
  3. rope made of sheep's wool, which was tied to the ends of the rubber to rest on the forehead of the rubber driver who transported it

    Madeira · feminine
  4. nautical cables

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pea, from Vulgar Latin *pedea, from Latin pēdica.

verb/ˈpej.ɐ/Brazil[ˈpeɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/ˈpɐj.ɐ/Portugal/ˈpej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of pear: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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