ceia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cẽa (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Latin cēna (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Proto-Italic *kert(e)snā, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-sna, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker-. Compare Italian and Spanish cena.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐj.ɐ/, /ˈsej.ɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsej.a/
  • Hyphenation: cei‧a

Noun

ceia f (plural ceias)

  1. supper, evening meal
    Synonyms: jantar, janta
    Última Ceia ― Last Supper
    Ceia de Natal ― Christmas dinner

Usage notes

In most contexts jantar and janta have replaced ceia in the sense of evening meal. It is now associated with special occasions such as Christmas dinners or as a light meal taken after the jantar, usually after midnight.

Derived terms

Verb

ceia

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of cear
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of cear

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