Polyglot Dictionary

polegar

/poleˈɡaɾ/

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
polegares

Meaning

  1. thumb

    • Machuquei o polegar.

      I hurt my thumb.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Daumen

Daumen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "thumb."

Spanish

pulgar

pulgar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "thumb."

French

pouce

pouce is the French word for the same thing — both mean "thumb."

Practice

1 What does polegar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Machuquei o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches polegar?

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