polegar
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]polegar (plural polegars)
- Alternative form of poligar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese pollegar, from Latin pollicāris (“of the thumb”), from pollex (“thumb”). Compare Spanish pulgar and Galician polgar.

Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: po‧le‧gar
Noun
[edit]polegar m (plural polegares)
- thumb (digit)
- Synonyms: dedo polegar, dedão, pólex, pólice
- big toe (largest human toe)
- Synonyms: dedão, dedão do pé, hálux
Adjective
[edit]polegar m or f (plural polegares, not comparable)
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