sereia

Portuguese

sereia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.ɐ/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾej.a/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.ɐ/

Hyphenation: se‧rei‧a

Noun

sereia f (plural sereias, masculine sereio, masculine plural sereios)

mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
(figurative) an attractive woman
Synonyms: gostosa, mulherão

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