régua

Portuguese

régua

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēgula (“rule, bar”), from regō (“I rule, I guide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Cognate and doublet of regra (“rule”) and relha.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛɣwɐ/

Noun

régua f (plural réguas)

ruler (device)

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