"char" meaning in Portuguese

See char in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [ˈʃa(h)] [Brazil], /ˈʃa(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈʃa(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈʃa(ɻ)/ [Caipira], /ˈʃaɾ/ [Portugal], /ˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈʃa.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: chares [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English characterbor. Portuguese char Borrowed from English character. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|en:character|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English characterbor. Portuguese char [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to scratch, engrave", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαράσσω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tḗr", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "agent noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χαρακτήρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "charactēr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "caractere", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "caracter", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "character", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "char", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="char"> Borrowed from English character. Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} char m (plural chares)
  1. (video games) video game character Tags: masculine Synonyms: personagem, boneco

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "en:character",
        "text": "+",
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      "name": "ety"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chares",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "char m (plural chares)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "char"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 16 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "video game character"
      ],
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        [
          "video game",
          "video game"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(video games) video game character"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "personagem"
        },
        {
          "word": "boneco"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃa(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ɻ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Caipira"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "char"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "char"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
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        "Pages with 16 entries",
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        "Pages with etymology trees",
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        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
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        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Portuguese terms derived from English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Middle English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Old French",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "pt:Video games"
      ],
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        "video game character"
      ],
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        ],
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      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "boneco"
        }
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ʁ)/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃa(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃa(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa(ɻ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Caipira"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃa.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "char"
}

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