orelha

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Meaning

  1. (feminine) ear
  2. (feminine) bookflap
  3. (Brazil,feminine,informal) dog-ear
  4. (feminine) the claw of a claw hammer

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
o‧re‧lha
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oˈɾe.ʎɐ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese orelha, from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula. Cognate Galician orella, Spanish oreja. Doublet of aurícula

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