semicírculo
See also: semicirculo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sēmicirculus. By surface analysis, semi- + círculo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈsiʁ.ku.lu/ [ˌsẽ.miˈsih.ku.lu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈsiɾ.ku.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈsiʁ.ku.lu/ [ˌsẽ.miˈsiχ.ku.lu]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈsiɻ.ku.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌse.miˈsiʁ.ku.lo/ [ˌse.miˈsih.ku.lo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˌmiˈsiɾ.ku.lu/
- Hyphenation: se‧mi‧cír‧cu‧lo
Noun
semicírculo m (plural semicírculos)
- semicircle (half of a circle)
Further reading
- “semicírculo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “semicírculo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
- “semicírculo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “semicírculo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “semicírculo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “semicírculo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sēmicirculus. By surface analysis, semi- + círculo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semiˈθiɾkulo/ [se.miˈθiɾ.ku.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /semiˈsiɾkulo/ [se.miˈsiɾ.ku.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iɾkulo
- Syllabification: se‧mi‧cír‧cu‧lo
Noun
semicírculo m (plural semicírculos)
- semicircle
- (soccer) penalty arc, semicircle, the D (an arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area)
- Synonym: medialuna
Derived terms
Further reading
- “semicírculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025