baía
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- bahia (pre-standardization spelling, now a misspelling)
Etymology
From Late Latin baia, possibly from Iberian badia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈi.ɐ/
Noun
baía f (plural baías)
- bay (body of water mostly surrounded by land)
Further reading
- “baía”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “baía”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026