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carta.

letter (written message)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaʁ.tɐ/Brazil[ˈkah.tɐ]Brazil/ˈkaɾ.tɐ/São-Paulo/ˈkaʁ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. letter (written message)

    feminine
  2. chart, map (visual representation of an area)

    feminine
  3. playing card (any of the 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play games)

    feminine
  4. charter (document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges)

    feminine
  5. driver's license (an official personal document that permits driving a vehicle)

    Portugal · São-Paulo · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”). Doublet of cartaz.

verb
  1. inflection of cartar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of cartar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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