polegar

English

Noun

polegar (plural polegars)

Alternative form of poligar

Anagrams

pergola

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pollegar (obsolete)

Etymology

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

polegar

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.le.ˈɡaɹ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.le.ˈɡaɻ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨ.ˈɣaɾ/
Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar

Noun

polegar m (plural polegares)

thumb (digit)
big toe (largest human toe)

Synonyms

(thumb): dedo polegar, pólex, pólice
(big toe): dedão, dedão do pé, hálux

Adjective

polegar m or f (plural polegares, not comparable)

pollical

Related terms

polegada

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