sereia

Portuguese

sereia

Etymology

From Old Portuguese serẽa, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn (“siren”), from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ˈɾej.a/, /se.ˈɾej.ɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ˈɾɐj.ɐ/, /sɨ.ˈɾej.ɐ/
Hyphenation: se‧rei‧a

Noun

sereia f (plural sereias)

mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
(figuratively) an attractive woman

Synonyms

(attractive woman): gostosa, mulherão

Related terms

sirena

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