Polyglot Dictionary

freira

/ˈfɾejɾɐ/

a noun B2

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
as freiras

Meaning

  1. nun

    • A freira rezou.

      The nun prayed.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

monja

monja is more formal or literary, or used for specific monastic orders; freira is the everyday word — both mean "nun."

Similar in other languages

French

nonne

nonne is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nun."

French

religieuse

religieuse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nun."

Practice

1 What does freira mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ rezou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches freira?

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