praia

Meaning

beach (shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly)

Hyphenated as

prai‧a

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɾaj.ɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese praia, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”). Doublet of plaga.
Cognate with Galician praia, Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian spiaggia.

Sentences

Várias crianças estão em pé na praia .

Several children are standing on the beach.

Um par que guarda as mãos ao andar abaixo da praia .

A pair who guard their hands as they walk down the beach.

Três homens entram na praia do oceano .

Three men enter the ocean beach.

A tragédia ocorreu enquanto a praia estava cheia de gente .

The tragedy occurred while the beach was full of people.

Um grupo de meninos está jogando um jogo em uma praia .

A group of boys are playing a game on a beach.

O grande cachorro preto está correndo na areia perto da praia .

The big black dog is running on the sand near the beach.

Eles chegaram a uma praia de águas azuis e calmas .

They reached a beach of calm blue waters.

Uma mulher nova carrega muitos scarves coloridos na praia .

A young woman carries many colorful scarves on the beach.