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rei.

king (male monarch)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁej/Brazil[ˈheɪ̯]Brazil/ˈʁej/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχeɪ̯]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. king (male monarch)

    masculine

  2. king (chess piece)

    masculine

  3. king (playing card)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rex Old Galician-Portuguese rei Portuguese rei Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Galician and Fala rei.

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