orelha

Portuguese
Orelha

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese orella, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Cognate with Galician and Catalan orella, French oreille, Italian orecchio, Occitan aurelha, Romanian ureche and Spanish oreja.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈɾe.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈɾe.ʎa/

  • Hyphenation: o‧re‧lha

Noun

orelha f (plural orelhas)

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. the corner (angular tip) of a paper, generally in the page of a book or similar

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