Polyglot Dictionary

terço

/ˈteɾsu/

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 terços

Meaning

  1. third, rosary

    • Um terço do bolo.

      A third of the cake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rosário

rosário and terço are close synonyms for "rosary"; terço also separately means "third," a fraction, since the rosary is prayed in sets of thirds.

Practice

1 What does terço mean?

2 Fill the gap: Um ___ do bolo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches terço?

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