preia
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾej.ɐ/
preia is spelled P-R-E-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese, the 145,565th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “prey (hunted animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o que o animal captura ou caça para comer, presa, ação de apresar”.
What does preia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprey (hunted animal)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. (insulto) quem é de pouca valia, sujo 2. (insulto) astuto, mau, aproveitado
noun: 1. o que o animal captura ou caça para comer, presa, ação de apresar 2. cadáver em decomposição, que já fede 3. raiva, ira
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 preia
- preias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preia?
- Brazil /ˈpɾej.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈpɾeɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preia in Portuguese?
preia appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).