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.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 10

     in jntlatolpan, vnca in letra. R.

     (in their language was the letter r.)

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

• lettra (obsolete)

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

• (style of writing): caligrafia, escrita
• (literal meaning): sentido literal

Coordinate terms

• (letter of the alphabet): glifo, hieróglifo, ideograma, pictograma, runa

Derived terms

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

• carácter m