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dedo.

digit, a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈde.du/Brazil/ˈde.du/Portugal[ˈde.ðu]Portugal/ˈde.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. digit, a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes

    masculine
  2. finger, the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length

    informal · masculine
    adicione quatro dedos de leite
  3. dedo, a traditional Portuguese unit of measurement about equal to 1.8 cm

    historical · masculine
  4. a small amount or something, either physical or metaphorical

    figuratively · masculine
    Coloque um dedo de açúcar.
    Há um dedo de psicologia no atendimento ao cliente.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed. Compare Galician dedo, Spanish dedo, and Catalan dit.

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