polegar
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
polegar (plural polegars)
- Alternative form of poligar
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pollegar (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese pollegar, from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Galician polgar.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar
Noun[edit]
polegar m (plural polegares)
- thumb (digit)
- Synonyms: dedo polegar, dedão, pólex, pólice
- big toe (largest human toe)
- Synonyms: dedão, dedão do pé, hálux
Adjective[edit]
polegar m or f (plural polegares, not comparable)
Related terms[edit]
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- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ar
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