vírgula

See also: virgula and virgulă

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɦ.ɡu.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɦ.ɡu.lɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviɻ.ɡu.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɾ.ɣu.lɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɾ.ɣu.lɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈbiɾ.ɣu.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: vír‧gu‧la

Noun

vírgula f (plural vírgulas)

1. comma (punctuation mark)
2. (figuratively) fine print, small print (hidden details and conditions)

   O candidato fez muitas promessas, mas em cada promessa uma vírgula.

   The candidate made many promises, but in each promise a "comma" (meaning hidden purposes and conditions).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾɡula/ [ˈbiɾ.ɣ̞u.la]
• Rhymes: -iɾɡula
• Syllabification: vír‧gu‧la

Noun

vírgula f (plural vírgulas)

1. a small stick or rod
2. a thin line or stripe

Further reading

• “vírgula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014