"letra" meaning in Portuguese

See letra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈle.tɾɐ/ Forms: letras [plural], lêtra [alternative], lettra [alternative]
Rhymes: -etɾɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|letra}} Old Galician-Portuguese letra, {{inh|pt|la|littera||letter}} Latin littera (“letter”), {{der|pt|ett}} Etruscan [Term?], {{der|pt|grc|διφθέρα||tablet}} Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} letra f (plural letras)
  1. letter (letter of the alphabet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-noun-wLGcFOsh
  2. calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person), handwriting Tags: feminine Synonyms: caligrafia, escrita
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-noun-ddt1qeyY
  3. (informal) font Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: fonte
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-noun-eV6j76Q9
  4. (music) lyrics (words of a song) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-noun-4pmwqmKd Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (soccer) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-noun-Y2yztwGs Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: beletrismo, letrado, letrar, literal, literário, literatura
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: à letra, boas letras, letra historiada, letra média, letra moçárabe, letra morta, letra plena, letra promissória, letra toledana, letras sagradas, letreiro, letrista, tirar de letra

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛ.tɾɐ/ Forms: lettra [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɾɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} letra
  1. inflection of letrar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: letrar Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-verb-yGxvVuds Disambiguation of Writing: 0 30 1 1 20 39 8 Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 0 1 0 1 1 8 10 9 10 10 11 0 1 1 1 5 12 2 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 1 10 9 8 9 9 10 0 1 1 0 7 16 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 8 9 3 25 45 10
  2. inflection of letrar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: letrar
    Sense id: en-letra-pt-verb-P8aWDLAI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "à letra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "boas letras"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra historiada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra média"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra moçárabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra morta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra plena"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra promissória"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letra toledana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letras sagradas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letreiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "letrista"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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          "word": "caligrafia"
        },
        {
          "word": "escrita"
        }
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        "feminine"
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        "(informal) font"
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        "informal"
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            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "lyrics"
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        "lifestyle",
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        "games",
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      "ipa": "/ˈle.tɾɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etɾɐ"
    }
  ],
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      "rhymes": "-ɛtɾɐ"
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      "word": "letras sagradas"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛtɾɐ"
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