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viela.

alley (narrow street or passageway)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/viˈɛ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈvjɛ.lɐ/Brazil/viˈɛ.lɐ/Portugal/ˈvjɛ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. alley (narrow street or passageway)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Old Galician-Portuguese via Portuguese via Old Galician-Portuguese -ela Portuguese -ela Portuguese viela From via (“way”) + -ela.

noun/viˈɛ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈvjɛ.lɐ/Brazil/viˈɛ.lɐ/Portugal/ˈvjɛ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. vielle (medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French vielle (“vielle; hurdy-gurdy”).

noun/viˈɛ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈvjɛ.lɐ/Brazil/viˈɛ.lɐ/Portugal/ˈvjɛ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. an iron piece of a mill wheel

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French bielle (“connecting rod”).

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