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degrau.

step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈɡɾaw/Brazil[deˈɡɾaʊ̯]Brazil/dɨˈɡɾaw/Portugal[dɨˈɣɾaw]Portugal
  1. step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)

    masculine
    Apoie o pé nesse degrau.
  2. step (a distinct part of a progression)

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).

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