colchete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French crochet (“hook”). Doublet of crochê (“crochet”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈʃe.te/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈʃe.tɨ/ [koɫˈʃe.tɨ], /kɔlˈʃe.tɨ/ [kɔɫˈʃe.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈʃe.tɨ/ [koɫˈʃe.tɨ], /kɔlˈʃe.tɨ/ [kɔɫˈʃe.tɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈt͡ʃe.tɨ/ [koɫˈt͡ʃe.tɨ], /kɔlˈt͡ʃe.tɨ/ [kɔɫˈt͡ʃe.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: col‧che‧te

Noun

colchete m (plural colchetes)

1. hook
2. (typography) square bracket

   Synonym: parêntese reto

3. (typography) curly bracket