bandeira

Perhaps a Romance derivation from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰 (bandwa, “sign”);^[1] alternatively from Old French bande (“band”). Compare Portuguese bandeira, Spanish bandera, French bannière and Italian bandiera.

• IPA^(key): /banˈdejɾa/ [ban̪ˈd̪ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: ban‧dei‧ra

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag
2. regiment

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bandeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bandeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bandeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bandeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag

From banda +‎ -eira or borrowed from Spanish bandera. Doublet of banner.

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• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ban‧dei‧ra

bandeira f (plural bandeiras)

1. flag
2. (historical) each journey or travel of the bandeirantes
   • 1960s, “Hino dos Bandeirantes (Bandeirantes Hymn)”:

     Paulista, para só um instante
     Dos teus quatro séculos ante
     A tua terra sem fronteiras
     O teu São Paulo das bandeiras!

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3. (figuratively) motto; ideal

   Synonym: lema

   • 2016 November 27, Diogo Queiroz de Andrade, “Abriu a caça a Marine Le Pen”, in Público‎^[1]:

     Foi escolhido não por ser o melhor candidato a Presidente, mas por ser a melhor aposta para combater a candidata da Frente Nacional. Não é por acaso: Fillon vai disputar o espaço de Le Pen e para isso apresenta propostas que replicam algumas das sua bandeiras.

     He was chosen not because he was the best candidate for President, but because he was the best bet to fight the National Front candidate. It's no coincidence: Fillon is going to compete for Le Pen's space and to do so he is presenting proposals that replicate some of her ideas.

4. (figuratively) emblem

   Synonym: emblema

5. (architecture) transom window (window above a door or another window)