"dedo" meaning in Portuguese

See dedo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈde.du/ [Brazil], /ˈde.du/ [Brazil], /ˈde.do/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈde.du/ [Portugal], [ˈde.ðu] [Portugal] Audio: Pt-br-dedo.ogg Forms: dedos [plural]
Rhymes: -edu Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”). Doublet of dígito, which was borrowed. Compare Galician dedo, Spanish dedo, and Catalan dit. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|inh|roa-opt>dedo>digit|id=digit}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|dedo|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|dedo}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, {{inh|pt|la|digitus}} Latin digitus, {{der|pt|ine-pro|*deyǵ-||to show, point out, pronounce solemnly}} Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”), {{doublet|pt|dígito}} Doublet of dígito, {{cog|gl|dedo}} Galician dedo, {{cog|es|dedo}} Spanish dedo, {{cog|ca|dit}} Catalan dit Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} dedo m (plural dedos)
  1. digit, a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fingers, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-dedo-pt-noun-67w34MjO Disambiguation of Fingers: 63 25 12 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 42 12 46
  2. (informal, measure) finger, the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length Tags: informal, masculine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-dedo-pt-noun-JMBx9e3R Disambiguation of Units of measure: 42 12 46
  3. (historical, measure) dedo, a traditional Portuguese unit of measurement about equal to 1.8 cm Tags: historical, masculine Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-dedo-pt-noun-SHIM-dl2 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 42 12 46 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: dedo da mão (english: finger), dedo do pé (english: toe) Related terms: digitação, digital, digitálico, digitalizador, digitalizadora, digitalizar, digitar, dígito Coordinate_terms: ponto (1⁄96 dedo), linha (1⁄8 dedo), grão (1⁄4 dedo), polegada (1+1⁄2 dedos), palmo (12 dedos), côvado (36 dedos), vara (60 dedos), braça (120 dedos)
Derived forms: dedada, dedal, dedão, dedar, dedinho, dedo anelar, dedo anular, dedo da mão, dedo de mestre, dedo do meio, dedo do pé, dedo indicador, dedo médio, dedo mindinho, dedo mínimo, dedo-duro, pôr o dedo na ferida, ter dedo, ter dois dedos de testa

Inflected forms

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          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "measure",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, measure) finger, the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dedo, a traditional Portuguese unit of measurement about equal to 1.8 cm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dedo",
          "dedo#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "measure",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, measure) dedo, a traditional Portuguese unit of measurement about equal to 1.8 cm"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.du/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.du/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.do/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.du/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈde.ðu]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Pt-br-dedo.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/Pt-br-dedo.ogg/Pt-br-dedo.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Pt-br-dedo.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-edu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dedo"
}

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