saraiva

See also: Saraiva

Portuguese

saraiva

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese saravea, of unknown origin. Cognate with Galician sarabia, saraiba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaj.vɐ/ [saˈɾaɪ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaj.vɐ/ [saˈɾaɪ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaj.va/ [saˈɾaɪ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾaj.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾaj.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾaj.bɐ/ [sɐˈɾaj.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: sa‧rai‧va

Noun

saraiva f (plural saraivas)

1. hail (balls of ice)

   Synonym: granizo

Derived terms

• Saraiva
• saraivada
• saraivar

Etymology 2

Verb

saraiva

1. inflection of saraivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative