rainha

See also: raínha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

rainha f (plural rainhas)

  1. alternative form of reinha

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Galician raíña.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [haˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [χaˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁaˈi.ɲa/ [haˈi.ɲa]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ, (Portugal) -iɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧i‧nha

Noun

rainha f (plural rainhas, masculine rei, masculine plural reis)

  1. queen (a monarch or the wife of a king)
  2. (chess) queen
    Synonym: dama
  3. (card games) queen
    Synonym: dama

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama, rainha rei jóquer, curinga

Further reading

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