divisa

See also: divisá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /diˈvi.zə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /diˈbi.zə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /diˈvi.za/

Noun

divisa f (plural divises)

1. badge, emblem, token
2. foreign currency, foreign exchange

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.vi.za/

Verb

divisa

1. third-person singular past historic of diviser

Anagrams

• vidais

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Italian

Etymology

From dividere, influenced by French devise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈvi.za/

Noun

divisa f (plural divise)

1. uniform

   Synonym: uniforme

2. livery

   Synonyms: livrea, tenuta

3. (economics) currency
4. (heraldry) badge, emblem, token

   Synonyms: insegna, emblema, impresa

Adjective

divisa f sg

1. feminine singular of diviso

Verb

divisa

1. feminine singular of diviso

Anagrams

• disvia

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Latin

Participle

dīvīsa

1. nominative feminine singular of dīvīsus
2. nominative neuter plural of dīvīsus
3. accusative neuter plural of dīvīsus
4. vocative feminine singular of dīvīsus
5. vocative neuter plural of dīvīsus

Participle

dīvīsā

1. ablative feminine singular of dīvīsus

References

• divisa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈvi.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sa

Noun

divisa f (plural divisas)

1. border between regions
2. (heraldry) motto

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Spanish

Etymology

From divisar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈbisa/, [d̪i.ˈβ̞i.sa]
• Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sa

Noun

divisa f (plural divisas)

1. badge, emblem, token
2. (finance) foreign currency
3. foreign currency, foreign exchange
4. (heraldry) motto

   Synonym: lema

Derived terms

• mercado de divisas

Verb

divisa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of divisar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of divisar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of divisar.

Further reading

• “divisa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.