régua

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Portuguese

régua

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.

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Noun

régua f (plural réguas)

  1. ruler (device)

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