sêmea

See also: semea and seme'a

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *semea, from Latin simila (“fine wheat flour”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.me.ɐ/, /ˈsẽ.mi.ɐ/ [ˈsẽ.mɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.me.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.mjɐ/

Hyphenation: sê‧me‧a

Noun

sêmea f (plural sêmeas)

fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after the separation of the bran;
fine bran: bran as a by-product of the production of refined grains

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