triângulo

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See also: triangulo, triángulo, and trianguló

Portuguese

triângulo (shape)
triângulo (martial arts)

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
    Proto-Italic *trēs
    Latin trēs
    Latin angulus
    Portuguese triângulo

    Learned borrowing from Latin triangulum. Sense 2 is a partial calque of Japanese 三角絞め (sankaku jime, “triangle choke”).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjɐ̃.ɡu.lu/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu.lo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjɐ̃.ɡu.lo/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjɐ̃.ɡu.lu/

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡulu
    • Hyphenation: tri‧ân‧gu‧lo

    Noun

    triângulo m (plural triângulos)

    1. (geometry) triangle
    2. (martial arts) triangle choke (a type of chokehold that encircles the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle)
      • 2021 September 13, Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire, Respire - uma vida em movimento‎, HARLEQUIN, →ISBN:
        Quando começamos, percebi que não haveria meios de agarrá-lo, então deixei que ele furasse minha guarda e o peguei em um triangulo com as pernas.
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    3. (music) triangle (a percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle)

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