colchete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French crochet (“hook”).[1][2] Doublet of crochê (“crochet”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kowˈʃe.te/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.te]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kolˈʃe.tɨ/ [koɫˈʃe.tɨ], /kɔlˈʃe.tɨ/ [kɔɫˈʃe.tɨ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kolˈt͡ʃe.tɨ/ [koɫˈt͡ʃe.tɨ], /kɔlˈt͡ʃe.tɨ/ [kɔɫˈt͡ʃe.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: col‧che‧te

Noun

colchete m (plural colchetes)

  1. hook
  2. (typography) square bracket
    Synonym: parêntese reto
  3. (typography) curly bracket

References
  1. “colchete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “colchete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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