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The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used mainly in words derived from Latin, Greek and other Romance languages; word-initial only

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    hoje, hábito, hipnose, hotel
  2. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used mainly in words derived from Latin, Greek and other Romance languages; word-initial only silent letter used word-medially in loanwords

    letter · lowercase · masculine · obsolete
    coherente (now coerente)
  3. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used mainly in words derived from Latin, Greek and other Romance languages; word-initial only used in the Hellenistic digraphs th, ph and rh

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    thesouro (now tesouro), phalange (now falange), rheumatismo (now reumatismo), Cynthia (alongside Cíntia)
  4. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used mainly in words derived from Latin, Greek and other Romance languages; word-initial only used in words perceived to be Hellenisms

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    thesoura (now tesoura), Nathalia
  5. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. represents /h/ in most recent loanwords from other languages, most commonly English

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    hardcore, hacker, hall
  6. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. used in the digraphs ch, lh and nh, where it indicates a palatal or post-alveolar pronunciation

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    cheio, alho, banho
  7. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used word-initially in monosyllabic verbs with no attack

    letter · lowercase · masculine · obsolete
    hir (now ir), he (now é)
  8. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used syllable-finally in some interjections

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    ih! oh!
  9. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. represents /h/ in some expressive terms

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    hahaha! aham, hue hue
  10. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. used as a replacement for the acute or circumflex accent, or silent infinitive -r, indicating stress

    Internet · letter · lowercase · masculine
    eh (standard é), Feh (standard Fê), fazeh (standard fazer)
  11. The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used to mark some hiatus

    letter · lowercase · masculine
    sahir (now sair), bahia (now baía)
noun
  1. abbreviation of hora used to indicate time in relation to a 24-hour clock

    feminine · invariable
    O evento é hoje, às 20h
    09h30
  2. abbreviation of hora used to indicate any sequence of time in hours

    feminine · invariable
    O atleta completou a corrida em 1h20min45s
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.