WORD MEANING
Cedilla meaning
suh-DIL-uh · noun
A small hook or tail added below certain letters in some alphabets to indicate a different pronunciation.
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A diacritical mark used in languages like French, Portuguese, and Turkish.
A typographic symbol resembling a comma placed under the letter 'c' to form 'ç'.
A mark that changes the sound of a letter, often softening it.
The term is primarily used in linguistics and typography.
Examples
The letter 'ç' is a cédilla used in French and Portuguese.
You need to add a cédilla under the 'c' to pronounce it as an 's' sound.