sêmea

See also: semea and seme'a

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *semea, from Latin simila (“fine wheat flour”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.me.ɐ/, /ˈsẽ.mi.ɐ/ [ˈsẽ.mɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse.me.a/

  • Hyphenation: sê‧me‧a

Noun

sêmea f (plural sêmeas)

  1. fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after the separation of the bran;
  2. fine bran: bran as a by-product of the production of refined grains
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