degrau

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • degrao (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈɡɾaw/ [deˈɡɾaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈɡɾaw/ [dɨˈɣɾaw]

  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: de‧grau

Noun

degrau m (plural degraus)

  1. step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)
    Apoie o pé nesse degrau.
    Rest your foot on this step.
  2. (figurative) step (a distinct part of a progression)

See also
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