Feminine

noia

  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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