dedal
Portuguese, noun/deˈdaw/
dedal is spelled D-E-D-A-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 80,231st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dedal is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “thimble (cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto de alumínio usado pelas costureiras no dedo da mão para evitar que a agulha fure o dedo”.
What does dedal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethimble (cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle)
- 2
masculinethimbleful (as much as a thimble would hold)
- 3
masculinea tree, Lafoensia densiflora
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto de alumínio usado pelas costureiras no dedo da mão para evitar que a agulha fure o dedo 2. funda de couro ou metal para proteger os dedos no lavor agrícola com foice da segada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dedal
- dedais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dedal?
- Brazil /deˈdaw/
- Brazil [deˈdaʊ̯]
- Portugal /dɨˈdal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dedal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dedal in Portuguese?
dedal appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).