rainha

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Noun

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rainha f (plural rainhas)

  1. Alternative form of reinha

Further reading

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Portuguese

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rainha

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Galician raíña.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ra‧i‧nha

Noun

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rainha f (plural rainhas, masculine rei, masculine plural reis)

  1. queen (monarch)
  2. (chess) queen

See also

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Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
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rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão