raiva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • reiva (Brazil, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese raiva, from earlier ravia, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs. Compare Galician and Spanish rabia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈhaɪ̯.vɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.vɐ/ [ˈχaɪ̯.vɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.va/ [ˈhaɪ̯.va]
 

  • Audio (Southeast Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajvɐ
  • Hyphenation: rai‧va

Noun

raiva f (plural raivas)

  1. anger (a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:raiva
  2. rabies (viral disease)

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