Polyglot Dictionary

abecedário

/abesˈdaɾju/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os abecedários

Meaning

  1. alphabet

    • A criança recita o abecedário.

      The child recites the alphabet.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alfabeto

alfabeto is the more standard, common word; abecedário is slightly old-fashioned, associated with learning the alphabet as a beginner — both mean "alphabet."

Similar in other languages

German

Alphabet

Alphabet is the German word for the same thing — both mean "alphabet."

Spanish

alfabeto

alfabeto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "alphabet."

Practice

1 What does abecedário mean?

2 Fill the gap: A criança recita o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abecedário?

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