inveja

Portuguese
inveja

Etymology

From an alteration of Old Portuguese enveja, from Latin invidia. Cognate with Galician envexa, Catalan enveja, Occitan enveja, and French envie. Doublet of invídia, a borrowing with the same meaning.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈvɛ.ʒɐ/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ve‧ja

Noun

inveja f (plural invejas)

  1. envy
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