maioria

Meaning

majority (more than half)

Hyphenated as

mai‧o‧ri‧a

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maj.oˈɾi.ɐ/

Etymology

From maior (“bigger; greater”) + -ia (“-y”), from Old Galician-Portuguese maior, from Latin māior (“bigger; greater”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“great”) + *-yos (“comparative suffix”).

Sentences

A maioria das garotas quer um anel de ouro .

Most girls want a gold ring.

Representa a maioria e obedece cegamente .

Represents the majority and obeys blindly.

A maioria das casas alvejadas eram casas para casas de veraneio .

Most of the homes targeted were homes for vacation homes.

Seus acordos , adotados pelo princípio da maioria , obrigam todo o colegiado.

Its agreements, adopted by the principle of majority, bind the entire collegiate.