losango

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French losange, from Old Occitan lausa (flat stone), from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: lo‧san‧go

Noun

losango m (plural losangos)

  1. rhombus (a parallelogram having all sides of equal length)
    Synonym: rombo
  2. (heraldry) lozenge
  • losângulo (barbarism due to association with words like retângulo, triângulo etc.)