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freire¹

Where it comes from

Do francês antigo frere ou do provençal fraire, já no galego-português medieval como frayre, pelo latim frater, "irmão".

noun

  1. monge, pessoa religiosa que mora com outras em comunidade

Similar: frade

Freire²

noun

  1. sobrenome comum em português

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: frade

In English

  • friar member of certain Christian orders

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"freire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/freire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

freire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/freire

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"freire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/freire.

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@misc{freire_2026,
  title = {freire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/freire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}