letra

Meaning

  1. (feminine) letter (letter of the alphabet)
  2. (feminine) calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person), handwriting
  3. (feminine,informal) font
  4. (feminine) lyrics (words of a song)
  5. (feminine) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
le‧tra
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈle.tɾɐ/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

Bookmark this

Portuguese

Start learning Portuguese with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "letra" and many other words and sentences in Portuguese.

Go to our Portuguese course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes

Questions