maiúsculo

See also: maiusculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māiusculus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /majˈus.ku.lu/ [maɪ̯ˈus.ku.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /majˈuʃ.ku.lu/ [maɪ̯ˈuʃ.ku.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /majˈus.ku.lo/ [maɪ̯ˈus.ku.lo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /majˈuʃ.ku.lu/

Hyphenation: mai‧ús‧cu‧lo

Adjective

maiúsculo (feminine maiúscula, masculine plural maiúsculos, feminine plural maiúsculas)

(orthography) capital (letter), uppercase
(figurative) important, high-quality

References

“maiúsculo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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