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terra.

land; region; territory (area associated with something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/Brazil[ˈtɛ.hɐ]Brazil/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈtɛ.χɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. land; region; territory (area associated with something)

    feminine
    Cuidado, essa é a terra dos caçadores de cabeças.
  2. ground (the surface of the Earth outside buildings)

    feminine
    Deixa essa pedra na terra.
  3. land; property (partitioned and measurable area owned by someone)

    feminine
    Compramos uma terra para criar gado.
  4. land; dry land; ground (places outside a body of water)

    feminine
    Após meses de viagem, finalmente chegaram em terra.
  5. earth; soil (mixture of sand and organic material found on the ground)

    feminine
    A camisa está suja de terra.
  6. land; homeland

    feminine
    Lá na minha terra tem muitas capivaras.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese terra, from Latin terra.

name/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/Brazil[ˈtɛ.hɐ]Brazil/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈtɛ.χɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. alternative letter-case form of Terra

    alt-of · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese terra, from Latin terra.

verb/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/Brazil[ˈtɛ.hɐ]Brazil/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈtɛ.χɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of terrar: third-person singular present indicative

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

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

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