ave-maria
Portuguese, noun
ave-maria is spelled A-V-E-M-A-R-I-A (8 letters). Ave-maria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Hail Mary (a well-known Catholic prayer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, ave Maria is a different word: “Used to express surprise or dismay”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “oração à Virgem que começa por estas palavras, baseada no evangelho de Lucas, nos episódios da Anunciação e…”.
What does ave-maria mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineHail Mary (a well-known Catholic prayer)
interjection
- 1
Used to express surprise or dismay.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. oração à Virgem que começa por estas palavras, baseada no evangelho de Lucas, nos episódios da Anunciação e da Visitação 2. saudação angélica
phrase: 1. ave-maria
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ave-maria
- ave-marias plural
- ave Maria ! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).