Correia

See also: correia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Corrêa (dated)

Etymology

From correia (“leather strap”). Compare Spanish Correa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁej.ɐ/ [koˈheɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈʁej.ɐ/ [koˈχeɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁej.a/ [koˈheɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁe.ɐ/

Homophone: correia
Hyphenation: Cor‧rei‧a

Proper noun

Correia m or f by sense

a surname