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The Portuguese word for ray is
arraia





ray

Gender

The gender of arraia is feminine. E.g. a arraia.

Plural

The plural of arraia is arraias.

Portuguese Definition


ray
     1. raio
     2. arraia, raia



Translations for ray and their definitions

arraia
     1. n-f. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)
     2. n-f. Alternative form of raia
     3. n-f. Alternative form of arraia-miúda


raio
     1. n-m. (mathematics) ray
     2. n-m. beam, ray (of light or radiation)
     3. n-m. lightning
     4. n-m. (mathematics) radius
     5. n-m. spoke (of a wheel)


raia
     1. n-f. stripe
     2. n-f. border (the line or frontier area separating countries)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) limit
     4. n-f. (colloquial) mistake
     5. v. verb form of raiar
     6. n-f. ray (a marine fish with a flat body)


pingo
     1. n-m. a drop
     2. n-m. a jot
     3. n-m. (Portugal, regional) espresso with milk, similar to a cortado
     4. n-m. (Brazil, typography) a small dot that is part of a letter, a tittle
     5. v. verb form of pingar
     6. n-m. (Rio Grande Do Sul) horse


fio
     1. n-m. (textiles) thread
     2. n-m. string
     3. n-m. trickle (a very thin flow)
           (coi, fio de água, water trickle)
           (coi, fio de azeite, olive oil drizzle)
     4. n-m. edge (thin cutting side of a blade)
           (coi, fio da navalha, razor's edge)
     5. n-m. (jewellery) chain
     6. n-m. (electronics) wire
     7. n-m. (Brazil, internet slang) thread (series of messages, generally grouped by subject)
     8. v. verb form of fiar


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