carta

Portuguese

/ˈkaɾ.tɐ/, /ˈkaʁ.tɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • letter written message
  • chart, map visual representation of an area
  • (card games) playing card any of the 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play games
  • (legal) charter document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges
  • (São Paulo) driver's license an official personal document that permits driving a vehicle

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese carta inherited from Latin charta (paper, papyrus, writing, writting) derived from Ancient Greek χάρτης (papyrus, paper, sheet of paper, thin sheet, book, a book, leaf of paper, a papyrus scroll).

Origin

Ancient Greek

χάρτης

Gloss

papyrus, paper, sheet of paper, thin sheet, book, a book, leaf of paper, a papyrus scroll

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

紙, 箋

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