What does polegar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word polegar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use polegar in Portuguese.

The word polegar in Portuguese means thumb, hallux, shoot, , base do polegar, unha do polegar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word polegar

thumb

substantivo masculino (da mão ou do pé (dedo polegar) (hand)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hallux

substantivo masculino (zoologia (dedo das aves) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shoot

adjetivo (pequena vara de poda com olhos) (agriculture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

base do polegar

noun (palm: base of thumb)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Gary enfiou o polegar na massa.
Gary dug the heel of his hand into the dough.

unha do polegar

noun (nail of the thumb)

Os frutos são do tamanho de uma unha do polegar quando maduros.
The berries are the size of a thumbnail when ripe.

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