preia-mar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin plena mare, "full sea".

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɾej.ɐˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌpɾeɪ̯.ɐˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpɾej.ɐˈma(ɾ)/ [ˌpɾeɪ̯.ɐˈma(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpɾej.ɐˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌpɾeɪ̯.ɐˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɾej.aˈma(ɻ)/ [ˌpɾeɪ̯.aˈma(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: prei‧a‧-mar

Noun

preia-mar f (plural preia-mares)

  1. high tide
    Synonyms: praia-mar, (Brazil) preamar, maré alta

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