polegar

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English

Noun

polegar (plural polegars)

Alternative form of poligar

Anagrams

Pergola, pergola

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pollegar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pollegar, from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Galician polgar.

polegar

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨˈɡaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨˈɡa.ɾi/

Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar

Noun

polegar m (plural polegares)

thumb (digit)
Synonyms: dedo polegar, dedão, pólex, pólice
big toe (largest human toe)
Synonyms: dedão, dedão do pé, hálux

Adjective

polegar m or f (plural polegares, not comparable)

pollical

Related terms

polegada

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