plugue

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.ɡi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.ɡi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.ɡe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.ɡɨ/ [ˈplu.ɣɨ]

• Hyphenation: plu‧gue

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English plug.

Noun

plugue m (plural plugues)

1. (Brazil) plug (ronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket)

   Synonyms: ficha, tomada

Derived terms

• plugar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plugue

1. inflection of plugar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• “plugue”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “plugue”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “plugue”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “plugue”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025