"avatar" meaning in Portuguese

See avatar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.vaˈtaʁ/ [Brazil], [a.vaˈtah] [Brazil], /a.vaˈtaʁ/ [Brazil], [a.vaˈtah] [Brazil], /a.vaˈtaɾ/ [São-Paulo], /a.vaˈtaʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [a.vaˈtaχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /a.vaˈtaɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /a.vaˈtaɾ/ [Portugal], /a.vaˈtaɾ/ [Portugal], /a.baˈtaɾ/ [Northern, Portugal], [a.βaˈtaɾ] [Northern, Portugal], /a.vaˈta.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: avatares [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French avatar, from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”). The computing sense comes from English. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|fr|avatar}} Borrowed from French avatar, {{der|pt|sa|अवतार|t=descent of a deity from a heaven}} Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), {{bor|pt|en|-}} English Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} avatar m (plural avatares)
  1. (Hinduism) avatar Tags: Hinduism, masculine
    Sense id: en-avatar-pt-noun-pt:an_incarnation_of_a_deity Categories (other): Hinduism
  2. (computing, video games) avatar Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-avatar-pt-noun-pt:an_instantiation_digitally_with_a_simulation Categories (other): Computing, Video games, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for avatar meaning in Portuguese (2.7kB)

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