vírgula

See also: virgula and virgulă

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɦ.ɡu.lɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʁ.ɡu.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviɻ.ɡu.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviɾ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈviɾ.ɣu.lɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾ.ɡu.lɐ/ [ˈbiɾ.ɣu.lɐ]

Hyphenation: vír‧gu‧la

Noun

vírgula f (plural vírgulas)

comma (punctuation mark)
(figuratively) fine print, small print (hidden details and conditions)
O candidato fez muitas promessas, mas em cada promessa uma vírgula.
The candidate made many promises, but in each promise a "comma" (meaning hidden purposes and conditions).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾɡula/ [ˈbiɾ.ɣ̞u.la]
Rhymes: -iɾɡula
Syllabification: vír‧gu‧la

Noun

vírgula f (plural vírgulas)

a small stick or rod
a thin line or stripe

Further reading

“vírgula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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