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letra

letra

See also: létra

Galician

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter of the alphabet

Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish letra, from Latin littera.

Noun

letra

  1. A letter of the alphabet.

References

  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1961) Florentine Codex: Book 10 - The People, trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 182

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (letter), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, tablet).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈle.tɾa/, /ˈle.tɾɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈle.tɾɐ/

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
  2. writing (style of writing of a person)
  3. the literal meaning of a text
  4. (music) lyrics (words of a song)
  5. (soccer, Brazil) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • à letra
  • boas letras
  • letra historiada
  • letra média
  • letra moçárabe
  • letra morta
  • letra plena
  • letra promissória
  • letras sagradas
  • letra toledana
  • tirar de letra

Related terms


Romansch

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. (Sutsilvan) letter (of the alphabet)

Synonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bustab
  • (Puter, Vallader) custab

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. A letter (symbol)
  2. handwriting
  3. lyrics

Derived terms

  • letra corrida

See also