saraiva

See also: Saraiva

Portuguese

saraiva

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese saravea, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician sarabia, saraiba.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaj.vɐ/ [saˈɾaɪ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaj.va/ [saˈɾaɪ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾaj.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾaj.bɐ/ [sɐˈɾaj.βɐ]

Hyphenation: sa‧rai‧va

Noun

saraiva f (plural saraivas)

hail (balls of ice)
Synonym: granizo

Derived terms

Verb

saraiva

inflection of saraivar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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