chegada
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese chegada, from chegar (“arrive”), from Latin plicāre (“fold up, arrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”); alternatively, chegar + -ada.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃeˈɡa.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃeˈɡa.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [ʃɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
- Hyphenation: che‧ga‧da
Adjective
chegada f sg
- feminine singular of chegado
Noun
chegada f (plural chegadas)
- arrival (act of arriving or something that has arrived)
- finish line
- Synonyms: fim, linha de chegada, termo
Related terms
- chegadela
- chegar
Participle
chegada f sg
- feminine singular of chegado