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rainha

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See also: raínha

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Noun

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rainha f (plural rainhas)

  1. alternative form of reinha

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Portuguese

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rainha

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Galician raíña.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ, (Portugal) -iɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧i‧nha

Noun

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rainha f (plural rainhas, masculine rei, masculine plural reis)

  1. queen (a monarch or the wife of a king)
  2. (chess) queen
    Synonym: dama
  3. (card games) queen
    Synonym: dama

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
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rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
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ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
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oito nove dez valete dama, rainha rei jóquer, curinga

Further reading

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