degrau
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: de‧grau
Noun edit
degrau m (plural degraus)
- step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)
- Apoie o pé nesse degrau.
- Rest your foot on this step.
- (figurative) step (a distinct part of a progression)