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polegar.

thumb (digit)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/po.leˈɡaʁ/Brazil[po.leˈɡah]Brazil/po.leˈɡaɾ/São-Paulo/po.leˈɡaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. thumb (digit)

    masculine
  2. big toe (largest human toe)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pollegar, from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Galician polgar.

adj/po.leˈɡaʁ/Brazil[po.leˈɡah]Brazil/po.leˈɡaɾ/São-Paulo/po.leˈɡaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. pollical

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pollegar, from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Galician polgar.

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