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The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
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
hoje, hábito, hipnose, hotel
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
coherente (now coerente)
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
thesouro (now tesouro), phalange (now falange), rheumatismo (now reumatismo), Cynthia (alongside Cíntia)
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
thesoura (now tesoura), Nathalia
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
hardcore, hacker, hall
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
cheio, alho, banho
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
hir (now ir), he (now é)
The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used syllable-finally in some interjections
ih! oh!
The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. represents /h/ in some expressive terms
hahaha! aham, hue hue
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
eh (standard é), Feh (standard Fê), fazeh (standard fazer)
The eighth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called agá and written in the Latin script. silent letter used to mark some hiatus
sahir (now sair), bahia (now baía)
abbreviation of hora used to indicate time in relation to a 24-hour clock
O evento é hoje, às 20h
09h30
abbreviation of hora used to indicate any sequence of time in hours
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.