polegar
English edit
Noun edit
polegar (plural polegars)
- Alternative form of poligar
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese pollegar, from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Galician polgar.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar
Noun edit
polegar m (plural polegares)
- thumb (digit)
- Synonyms: dedo polegar, dedão, pólex, pólice
- big toe (largest human toe)
- Synonyms: dedão, dedão do pé, hálux
Adjective edit
polegar m or f (plural polegares, not comparable)