degrau
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- degrao (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈɡɾaw/ [deˈɡɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈɡɾaw/ [dɨˈɣɾaw]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: de‧grau
Noun
degrau m (plural degraus)
- step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)
- Apoie o pé nesse degrau.
- Rest your foot on this step.
- (figurative) step (a distinct part of a progression)
Related terms
- degradar
- gradativo
- gradual
- grau
See also
- escada