letra

See also: létra and Letras

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish letra (letter of the alphabet).

Noun

letra

  1. letter of the alphabet

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish letra, from Latin littera.

Noun

letra

  1. A letter of the alphabet.

References

  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1961) Florentine Codex: Book 10 - The People, trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 182

Galician

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter of the alphabet

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (letter), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, tablet).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈle.tɾa/, /ˈle.tɾɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈle.tɾɐ/

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
  2. calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person)
    Synonyms: caligrafia, escrita
  3. (music, usually in the plural) lyrics (words of a song)
  4. (soccer, Brazil) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • à letra
  • boas letras
  • letra historiada
  • letra média
  • letra moçárabe
  • letra morta
  • letra plena
  • letra promissória
  • letras sagradas
  • letra toledana
  • letreiro
  • tirar de letra

Further reading


Romansch

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. (Sutsilvan) letter (of the alphabet)

Synonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bustab
  • (Puter, Vallader) custab

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈletɾa/, [ˈlet̪ɾa]

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. A letter (symbol)
  2. handwriting
  3. lyrics

Derived terms

  • letra corrida

See also

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