régua

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēgula (“rule, bar”), from regō (“to rule, to guide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Cognate and doublet of regra (“rule”) and relha.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡwɐ/ [ˈhɛ.ɡwɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡwɐ/ [ˈχɛ.ɡwɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡwa/ [ˈhɛ.ɡwa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ɡwɐ/ [ˈʁɛ.ɣwɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɛɡwɐ
  • Homophone: Régua
  • Hyphenation: ré‧gua

Noun

régua f (plural réguas)

  1. ruler (device)

Derived terms

  • reguada

Further reading

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