fralda

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾaw.dɐ/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾaw.da/ [ˈfɾaʊ̯.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾal.dɐ/ [ˈfɾaɫ.dɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese *faldra, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan), from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”).[1][2] Doublet of falda.

Noun

fralda f (plural fraldas)

  1. diaper; nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)
    Synonym: cueiro
  2. foot of a mountain or hill
    Antonyms: cume, topo
  3. the part of a shirt below the waist
Derived terms
  • fralda do mar
  • fraldar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fralda

  1. inflection of fraldar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “fralda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “fralda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
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