Polyglot Dictionary

arraial

/ɐʁɐjˈal/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os arraiais

Meaning

  1. arraial, a traditional outdoor street festival in Portugal, especially during the Santos Populares in June

    • Houve um arraial com música e grelhados na praça.

      There was a street festival with music and grilled food in the square.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: Houve um ___ com música e grelhados na praça.

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