triângulo

See also: triangulo, triángulo, and trianguló

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Italic *trēs
Latin trēs
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos
Proto-Italic *angulos
Latin angulus
Latin triangulus
Latin triangulumlbor.
Portuguese triângulo

    Learned borrowing from Latin triangulum. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Japanese 三角絞め (sankaku jime, “triangle choke”).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/ [tɾɪˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjɐ̃.ɡu.lu/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu.lo/ [tɾɪˈɐ̃.ɡu.lo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjɐ̃.ɡu.lo/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu.lu/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjɐ̃.ɡu.lu/

    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡulu
    • Hyphenation: tri‧ân‧gu‧lo

    Noun

    triângulo m (plural triângulos)

    1. (geometry) triangle
    2. (martial arts) triangle choke (a type of chokehold that encircles the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle)
      • 2021 September 13, Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire, Respire - uma vida em movimento‎[1], HARLEQUIN, →ISBN:
        Quando começamos, percebi que não haveria meios de agarrá-lo, então deixei que ele furasse minha guarda e o peguei em um triângulo com as pernas.
        When we started, I realised there was no way to grab him, so I let him break my guard, and caught him with a leg triangle choke
    3. (music) triangle (a percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle)

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