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ala

Pronunciation: /ˈa.lɐ/

“ala” is a Portuguese word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a flank unit
  2. wing (position on either side of the field)
  3. faction (ideologically distinct group within an organisation)
  4. a rank or file of soldiers
  5. a subdivision of a carnival block consisting of similarly themed participants
  6. wing (part of a building that extends from the main structure)
  7. each player’s half of the chessboard
  8. wing (part of an animal)
  9. wing; winger (player in a wing position)
  10. wingman (support pilot in a squadron)

interjection

  1. out! (demanding that someone leave)

In Portuguese

  1. conjunto de objetos dispostos de maneira a formar uma linha
  2. subconjunto em um grupo de indivíduos (especialmente um partido político) que compartilham ideias semelhantes
  3. extensão do corpo principal de um prédio
  4. flanco das legiões de infantaria ou cavalaria
  5. parte do campo de jogo ou da quadra próxima às suas linhas laterais
  6. jogador que atua principalmente nesta faixa do campo ou da quadra
  7. cada uma das duas metades de um tabuleiro (dividido verticalmente)
  8. órgão responsável pelo voo em aves e insetos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āla. Compare the inherited doublet á.

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