degrau

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (to walk, go).

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "BR" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /deˈɡɾaw/
  • Hyphenation: de‧grau
  • Rhymes: -aw

Noun

degrau f (plural degraus)

  1. step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)
    Apoie o pé nesse degrau.
    Rest your foot on this step.
  2. (figurative) step (a distinct part of a progression)

Alternative forms

See also