Feminine

reja

Meaning

  1. (feminine) grate, grating, grille
  2. (feminine, in-plural) bars (especially of a prison cell)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
re‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈrexa/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Italian regge (“church doors”), from Late Latin (porta) rēgia (literally “kingly door”).

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