cadeira

Meaning

1. (feminine) chair (item of furniture)
2. (feminine) subject (at the university)
3. (feminine,figuratively) seat, chair (central or branch seat of a society)
4. (feminine,in-plural) hips

Hyphenated as

ca‧dei‧ra

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin *cathēgra, variant of Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Doublet of cátedra, a borrowing.

Sentences

Um homem mais velho dormindo em uma cadeira dobrável na rua .

An older man sleeping in a folding chair on the street.