polegar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pollegar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Romanian policar.

polegar

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.le.ˈɡaɹ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.le.ˈɡaɻ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨ.ˈɣaɾ/
Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar

Noun

polegar m (plural polegares)

thumb (digit)
big toe (largest human toe)

Synonyms

(thumb): dedo polegar, pólex, pólice
(big toe): dedão, dedão do pé, hálux

Adjective

polegar m, f (plural polegares, not comparable)

pollical

Related terms

polegada

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.