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honra
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
honra f (plural honres)
Etymology 2
Verb
honra
- inflection of honrar:
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈõ.ʁɐ/ [ˈõ.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈõ.ʁɐ/ [ˈõ.χɐ]
- (Porto Alegre) IPA(key): /ˈõ.ʁa/ [ˈõ.ha]
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese onrra, from onrrar (“to honour”), from Latin honōrāre.
Noun
honra f (uncountable)
- honor; respect
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:honra
- honor (positive reputation)
- 1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 2:
- Porque é que a honra do nosso paiz se acha envolvida nesta contenda ?
- Why is our honour as a country involved in this war ?
- honor (objectification of praiseworthiness)
- honor; privilege
- Synonyms: prerrogativa, privilégio, regalia
- chastity (of a woman)
- Synonyms: castidade, virgindade
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
honra
- inflection of honrar:
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish onrra, onra, derived from onrrar + -a, the former from Latin honōrāre.
Noun
honra f (uncountable)
Descendants
- → Bikol Central: onra
Etymology 2
Verb
honra
- inflection of honrar:
Further reading
- “honra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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