meia-idade

Portuguese

Etymology

From meia +‎ idade

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmej.ɐ.iˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ˌmeɪ̯.ɐ.iˈda.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmej.a.iˈda.de/ [ˌmeɪ̯.a.iˈda.de]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmɐj.ɐ.iˈda.dɨ/ [ˌmɐj.ɐ.iˈða.ðɨ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmej.ɐ.iˈda.dɨ/ [ˌmej.ɐ.iˈða.ðɨ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmej.ɐ.iˈda.dɨ/ [ˌmej.ɐ.iˈða.ðɨ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌme.ɐ.iˈda.dɨ/ [ˌme.ɐ.iˈða.ðɨ]

  • Hyphenation: mei‧a‧-i‧da‧de

Noun

meia-idade f (usually uncountable, plural meias-idades)

  1. middle age

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