Feminine

noia

Meaning

  1. (feminine) boredom, tediousness
  2. (feminine) bore, yawn, drag
  3. (feminine) nuisance, bother, trouble, hassle
  4. (feminine, obsolete) anguish, sorrow

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
nò‧ia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɔ.ja/
Etymology

Probably from Old Occitan enoja, from enojar, ultimately from Latin inodiō. See more at annoiare. Cognate with French ennui, Spanish enojo, Portuguese nojo and Galician noxo.

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