raio
See also: raiö
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius. Doublet of radio and raxo.
Noun
raio m (plural raios)
- ray, beam (of light)
Portuguese
raio
Etymology
From Old Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius. Doublet of rádio.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.u/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.u/, /ˈɦaj.u/
- Hyphenation: rai‧o
- Rhymes: -aju
Noun
raio m (plural raios)
- (mathematics) ray
- beam, ray (of light or radiation)
- lightning
- (mathematics) radius
- spoke (of a wheel)
Further reading
- raio in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913