lampreia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin lampraeda,[1][2] lamprēda.

Cognate with Galician and Spanish lamprea, Italian lampreda, French lamproie, and English lamprey.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/ [lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.a/ [lɐ̃ˈpɾeɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɾe.ɐ/

Hyphenation: lam‧prei‧a

Noun

lampreia f (plural lampreias)

lamprey (eel-like fish with no jaw)

Derived terms

lampreia de ovos

References

“lampreia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“lampreia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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