á-bê-cê

See also: ábécé, abece, abecé, abecê, ābece, and ābecē

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abecê
• abc
• ABC

Etymology

Á (“name of the letter A”) + bê (“name of the letter B”) + cê (“name of the letter C”), after the three first letters of the modern Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaˌbeˈse/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaˌbeˈse/ [ˌaˌβeˈse]

Noun

á-bê-cê m (plural á-bê-cês)

1. ABC (the Latin alphabet)

   Synonyms: abecedário, abecedê, alfabeto, alfabeto latino

2. ABC (the rudiments of any subject)

   Synonym: rudimentos