freio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾej.u/ [ˈfɾeɪ̯.u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾej.o/ [ˈfɾeɪ̯.o]
 

  • Hyphenation: frei‧o

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese frẽo, from Latin frēnum (“harness; bit; curb”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Cognate with Spanish freno and French frein.

Noun

freio m (plural freios)

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) travão, (Brazil) breque
    Antonym: acelerador
  2. (anatomy) frenulum
    Synonym: frênulo
  3. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)
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Etymology 2

Verb

freio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frear
  2. first-person singular present indicative of freiar

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