aliá

See also: alia, Alia, alía, and -alia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.liˈa/ [a.lɪˈa], (faster pronunciation) /aˈlja/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew עלייה (aliyá).

Noun

aliá f (plural aliás)

  1. (Judaism) aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sinhalese අලියා (aliyā, “elephant”).

Alternative forms

Noun

aliá f (plural aliás)

  1. (rare) female elephant
    Synonym: elefanta
  • aleia (“tuskless elephant”)

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlja/ [aˈlja]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧liá

Etymology 1

Noun

aliá f (plural aliás)

  1. (Judaism) aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel)

Etymology 2

Verb

aliá

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of aliar
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