letra

Etymology

From Spanish letra (“letter of the alphabet”).

Noun

letra

1. letter of the alphabet

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

1. letter of the alphabet

Etymology

From Spanish letra, from Latin littera.

Noun

letra

1. A letter of the alphabet.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 10

     in jntlatolpan, vnca in letra. R.

     (in their language was the letter r.)

References

• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1961) Florentine Codex: Book 10 - The People, trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 182

Alternative forms

• lettra (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.tɾa/, /ˈle.tɾɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.tɾɐ/

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
2. calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person)

   Synonyms: caligrafia, escrita

3. (music, usually in the plural) lyrics (words of a song)
4. (soccer, Brazil) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball

Further reading

• letra on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

1. (Sutsilvan) letter (of the alphabet)

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

1. A letter (symbol)
2. handwriting
3. lyrics

See also

• carácter m