"alfa" meaning in Portuguese

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          "word": "ómega"
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        "(poetic) the beginning; the origin of something"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaw.fɐ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaw.fa/",
      "note": "Porto Alegre"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaʊ̯.fa]",
      "note": "Porto Alegre"
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        "Portugal"
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      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -alfɐ"
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