losângulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Barbarism of losango (“rhombus”), by analogy with the suffix -ângulo occurring in many shape names, like triângulo (“triangle”) and retângulo (“rectangle”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /loˈzɐ̃.ɡu.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /loˈzɐ̃.ɡu.lo/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡulu
  • Hyphenation: lo‧sân‧gu‧lo

Noun

losângulo m (plural losângulos)

  1. (proscribed) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)
    Synonyms: losango, rombo
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