areia
Meaning
-
sand (finely ground rock)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧rei‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɾej.ɐ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀 (*hasena). Doublet of arena.
New
arear
- (transitive) to sand (to abrade with sand or sandpaper)
- (transitive) to sand (to cover with sand)
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Sentences
A coisa em si estava quase totalmente enterrada na areia .
The thing itself was almost entirely buried in the sand.
