terço

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terço

/ˈteɾ.su/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim tertius⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

De 3

:Do espanhol tercio⁽ᵉˢ⁾.

noun

uma das subdivisões do rosário cristão Os cristãos devem rezar o terço.
aquele que representa a terça parte
unidade militar dos exércitos dos países da Península Ibérica

In English

third the ordinal form of the cardinal number three — see also 3rd
chaplet a string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary
prayer beads string of beads — see also rosary

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BibTeX

@misc{terc_o_2026,
  title = {terço},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/ter%C3%A7o},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}