vírgula

See also: virgula and virgulă

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɦ.ɡu.lɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈviɻ.ɡu.la/
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -iɾɡulɐ, (Brazil) -iʁɡulɐ
  • Hyphenation: vír‧gu‧la

Noun

vírgula f (plural vírgulas)

  1. comma (punctuation mark)
  2. (figuratively) fine print, small print (hidden details and conditions)
    O candidato fez muitas promessas, mas em cada promessa uma vírgula.
    The candidate made many promises, but in each promise a "comma" (meaning hidden purposes and conditions).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾɡula/ [ˈbiɾ.ɣ̞u.la]
  • Rhymes: -iɾɡula
  • Syllabification: vír‧gu‧la

Noun

vírgula f (plural vírgulas)

  1. a small stick or rod
  2. a thin line or stripe

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