geada

Meaning

gear

to frost (weather)

geado

Gelo

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒeˈa.dɐ/

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In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese geada, from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). By surface analysis, gear (“to frost”) + -ada. Doublet of gelada and geleia. Compare Galician xeada, Spanish helada, Catalan gelada, French gelée and Italian gelata.

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