the Central-West, Goiás
/a.ˈʁaj.ɐ/ah-HIGH-ahnoun
kite
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A shape-based regional name for a paper kite, concentrated in Goiás and the Centre-West. Arraia also means “stingray”.
No Nordeste, muita gente chama pipa de arraia.
In the Northeast, many call a kite arraia.
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The colorful kite glowed in the sky.
Fizemos uma arraia com papel e vareta.
We made a kite with paper and bamboo.
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