romaria
/xomaˈɾiɐ/
a
noun
C1
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- as romarias
Meaning
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pilgrimage
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Fizeram uma romaria.
They made a pilgrimage.
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Similar words
romaria is more festive and communal, a pilgrimage festival with music and food; peregrinação is more solemn or personal, a spiritual pilgrimage journey.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
peregrinación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pilgrimage."
Practice
1 What does romaria mean?
pilgrimage
2 Fill the gap: Fizeram uma ___.
Full sentence: Fizeram uma romaria. (They made a pilgrimage.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches romaria?
romaria: neutral register, academic frequency, religious domain, neutral connotation.
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