"ABC" meaning in Portuguese

See ABC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aˌbeˈse/ [Brazil], /ɐˌbeˈse/ [Portugal], [ɐˌβeˈse] [Portugal]
Etymology: The region is named from the first letters of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, and São Caetano do Sul. Etymology templates: {{,}} , Head templates: {{pt-proper noun|m}} ABC m
  1. (Brazil) ellipsis of Região do Grande ABC (“ABC Region”) Tags: Brazil, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine Alternative form of: Região do Grande ABC (extra: ABC Region) Synonyms: ABC Paulista
    Sense id: en-ABC-pt-name-hrZgJa~3 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese ellipses, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 47 24 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /aˌbeˈse/ [Brazil], /ɐˌbeˈse/ [Portugal], [ɐˌβeˈse] [Portugal] Forms: ABCs [plural], a-bê-cê [alternative], á-bê-cê [alternative], abecê [alternative], abc [alternative]
Etymology: From A + B + C, the first letters of the Latin alphabet (and thus the Portuguese alphabet). Some of the alternate spellings are derived from the writing-out of each letter's name: a or á, bê, cê. Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#s}} ABC m (plural ABCs)
  1. ABC (the Latin alphabet) Tags: masculine Synonyms: abecedário, alfabeto, alfabeto latino
    Sense id: en-ABC-pt-noun-CF8nZcLV Categories (other): Alphabets Disambiguation of Alphabets: 14 66 21
  2. ABC (the rudiments of any subject) Tags: masculine Synonyms: rudimentos, básico
    Sense id: en-ABC-pt-noun-vTlm42ek
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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