单词 | cedilla |
释义 | cedilla /si-dilˈə/nounA mark, orig a subscript Z, placed under the letter c (thus ç), formerly used in Spanish to indicate that the letter had the sound of (Spanish) /z/ where that of /k/ would be expected, still used esp in French and Portuguese to indicate an /s-/ sound as before a, o, u, and in other languages used to denote other sounds, eg Turkish ş /sh/ and ç /ch/ ORIGIN: Sp (Fr cédille, Ital zediglia), all diminutives from zēta, the Greek name of z; see Z |
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