rédea
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese redẽa, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”). Compare Galician rédea, renda and Spanish rienda.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ré‧de‧a
Noun
[edit]rédea f (plural rédeas)
- rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
- (figuratively) rein (command)
References
[edit]- “rédea”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “rédea”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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