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tira.

strip (long, thin piece of a bigger item)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈti.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. strip (long, thin piece of a bigger item)

    feminine
  2. comic strip (a series of drawings)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From tirar (“to remove”), from Old Galician-Portuguese tirar, of uncertain origin.

noun/ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈti.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. cop; police officer

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From tirar (“to remove”), from Old Galician-Portuguese tirar, of uncertain origin.

verb/ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈti.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of tirar: third-person singular present indicative

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

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

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