"cá" meaning in Portuguese

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈka/ [Brazil], /ˈka/ [Portugal] Forms: [alternative], [alternative], ca [alternative]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese aca, from Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc. Compare archaic French çà, Spanish acá, Italian qua and Sicilian cca. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|aca}} Old Galician-Portuguese aca, {{inh|pt|VL.|*eccum hāc}} Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc, {{cog|fr|çà}} French çà, {{cog|es|acá}} Spanish acá, {{cog|it|qua}} Italian qua, {{cog|scn|cca}} Sicilian cca Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} cá (not comparable)
  1. here (in this place) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: aqui
    Sense id: en-cá-pt-adv-~rJIcfv7
  2. hither (to this place) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: aqui
    Sense id: en-cá-pt-adv-HW6u9J3K
  3. here (at this time; at the present situation) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: agora, aqui,
    Sense id: en-cá-pt-adv-BZ0LFY~o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈka/ [Brazil], /ˈka/ [Portugal] Forms: cás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From Latin kā (“kay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|la|kā||kay}} Latin kā (“kay”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cá m (plural cás)
  1. (Brazil) The name of the Latin-script letter K/k. (kay) Tags: Brazil, masculine Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: capa [Portugal]
    Sense id: en-cá-pt-noun-UDtp6Yw6 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 12 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Here I am.",
          "text": "Cá estou.",
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        }
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          "english": "Come here.",
          "text": "Vem cá.",
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          "text": "De lá para cá fizemos muita coisa.",
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      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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    {
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    }
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    "Portuguese nouns",
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    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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    "Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "do"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "ao"
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    {
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        {
          "english": "Here I am.",
          "text": "Cá estou.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "here (in this place)"
      ],
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        {
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          "english": "Come here.",
          "text": "Vem cá.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(literally, “from there to here.”)",
          "roman": "We’ve done a lot since then.",
          "text": "De lá para cá fizemos muita coisa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "here (at this time; at the present situation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "here",
          "here"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "agora"
        },
        {
          "word": "aqui"
        },
        {
          "word": "já"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cá"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 1-syllable words",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/a",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/a/1 syllable",
    "vi:Fish"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "kā",
        "4": "",
        "5": "kay"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin kā (“kay”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin kā (“kay”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cás",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cá m (plural cás)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cá"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Brazilian Portuguese",
        "pt:Latin letter names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of the Latin-script letter K/k. (kay)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "K",
          "K#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "k",
          "k#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "kay",
          "kay"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil) The name of the Latin-script letter K/k. (kay)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Portugal"
          ],
          "word": "capa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cá"
}

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