No. 1,998 in Portuguese
areia
Sand.
In a sentence
Eu construí um castelo de areia na praia.
I built a sandcastle on the beach.
Here, 'areia' refers to the sand found at the beach, used for building sandcastles.
Cuidado para não pisar na areia movediça.
Be careful not to step into the quicksand.
In this sentence, 'areia' is used in the compound noun 'areia movediça' (quicksand), highlighting its context as a type of dangerous sand.
A cor da areia deste deserto é fascinante.
The color of the sand in this desert is fascinating.
This usage of 'areia' pertains to the sand characteristic of a desert landscape.
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