/ˈfɾeba/, [ˈfɾe.β̞ɐ]
OriginFrom Old Galician-Portuguese (compare Portuguese fêvera), from Latin fibra (“fiber; boneless meat”) (compare Spanish hebra); less probably, from an Arabic source.
- femininefiber, thread
- femininelean, boneless meat, specially when referring to pork loin meat
“Afonso: Ora partan o pernil.
Albino: E mais tenbos boa freba.” — Afonso: "Let them cut the ham".
Albino: "And it has good lean!"
for all in this way
Formsfrebas(plural) · febra(alternative)
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