saravá

See also: sarava

Portuguese

Etymology

Believed to be a corruption of salvar (“to greet”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.ɾaˈva/

  • Rhymes: -a

Interjection

saravá!

  1. (Brazil, religion) Used as a greeting, especially by adherents to Afro-Brazilian religions.
    Synonym: salve

References

  1. ^ “saravá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
  2. ^ “saravá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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