rúbrica

See also: rubrica and rubricá

Portuguese

Etymology

Varying stress alteration of rubrica, possibly in imitation of English rubric.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.bɾi.kɐ/ [ˈhu.bɾi.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.bɾi.kɐ/ [ˈhu.bɾi.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.bɾi.kɐ/ [ˈχu.bɾi.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.bɾi.ka/ [ˈhu.bɾi.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.bɾi.kɐ/ [ˈʁu.βɾi.kɐ]

• Hyphenation: rú‧bri‧ca

Noun

rúbrica f (plural rúbricas)

1. Misspelling of rubrica.
   • 2018, “Vem aí uma nova rúbrica de Rui Miguel Abreu sobre o prazer de ouvir em vinil. [Here comes a new column by Rui Miguel Abreu on the pleasure of listening to vinyl.]”, in Comunidade Cultura e Arte‎^[1]:
   • 2022, “Governo do Estado divulga as rúbricas que têm direito à recomposição de 13,05% no salário [State Government discloses the rubrics that are entitled to the 13.05% recomposition in salary]”, in Extra Globo‎^[2]:
   • 2022, “"Isto foi brincar aos pobrezinhos", diz Eduardo Cintra Torres na rúbrica 'Imagens da Semana' ["This was playing as the poor", says Eduardo Cintra Torres in the 'Images of the Week' column.]”, in CM‎^[3]:
   • 2023, “Parlamento: Oposição pede à ministra Eunice Silva que explique em que rúbricas do OE2023 estão contempladas várias infraestruturas prometidas pelo governo [Parliament: Opposition asks Minister Eunice Silva to explain under which headings of the State Budget for 2023 several infrastructures promised by the government are contemplated.]”, in A Semana‎^[4]:

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rubrīca (“red ochre”).

Noun

rúbrica f (plural rúbricas)

1. signature, initialing
2. title, heading; section
3. rubric

Related terms

• rubí
• rubor

 

Further reading

• “rúbrica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10