galáxia

See also: galaxia, Galaxia, and galàxia

Portuguese

galáxia

Etymology

From Latin galaxiās (“galaxy; Milky Way”), from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”), from γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈlak.si.a/, /ɡa.ˈlak.sja/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ˈlak.si.ɐ/, /ɡɐ.ˈlak.sjɐ/

Noun

galáxia f (plural galáxias)

galaxy (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc)

Hyponyms

Via Láctea, Estrada de Santiago, Andrômeda, espiral

Meronyms

estrela, sistema solar

Holonyms

aglomerado, cúmulo, superaglomerado, supercúmulo

Related terms

galáctico

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