sereia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). Doublet of sirena and sirene.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾej.ɐ/ [seˈɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧rei‧a

Noun

sereia f (plural sereias, masculine sereio, masculine plural sereios)

  1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
  2. (figurative) an attractive woman
    Synonyms: gostosa, mulherão

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