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tecla.

key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛ.klɐ/Brazil/ˈtɛ.klɐ/Portugal
  1. key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

    feminine
  2. key (one of a number of rectangular moving parts on a piano or musical keyboard)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin thēcula, diminutive of Latin thēca (“box”), perhaps blended with a descendant of Latin tēgula (“tile”).

verb/ˈtɛ.klɐ/Brazil/ˈtɛ.klɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of teclar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of teclar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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