polegar

English

Noun

polegar (plural polegars)

1. 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/ [po.leˈɡah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaʁ/ [po.leˈɡah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaʁ/ [po.leˈɡaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.leˈɡaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨˈɡaɾ/ [pu.lɨˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨˈɡaɾ/ [pu.lɨˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.lɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [pu.lɨˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar

Noun

polegar m (plural polegares)

1. thumb (digit)

   Synonyms: dedo polegar, dedão, pólex, pólice

2. big toe (largest human toe)

   Synonyms: dedão, dedão do pé, hálux

Adjective

polegar m or f (plural polegares, not comparable)

1. pollical

Related terms

• polegada