praiano

Portuguese

Etymology

From praia (“beach”) +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾajˈɐ̃.nu/ [pɾaɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾajˈɐ.no/ [pɾaɪ̯ˈɐ.no]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾajˈɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾajˈa.nu/

Adjective

praiano (feminine praiana, masculine plural praianos, feminine plural praianas)

(Brazil) of, near or on the beach
Synonym: praieiro

Noun

praiano m (plural praianos, feminine praieira, feminine plural praieiras)

someone who lives near the beach

Further reading

“praiano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“praiano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026