sereia — meaning in English

English meaning

• mermaid noun A legendary sea creature with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.
• siren noun A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.

Senses

sereia is used for these senses in English:

• mermaid A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
• siren (Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
• siren A dangerously seductive woman.

siren — full definition

1. noun A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.
2. noun A dangerously alluring woman, from the mythological creatures said to lure sailors to their doom with song.

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