rubrica

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rubrīca (“red ochre”).

Noun

rubrica f (plural rubriche)

1. rubric (a heading in a book highlighted in red)
2. notebook (consisting of indexed paper)
   1. address book
   2. phonebook
3. column or page (in a newspaper)

   la rubrica sportiva — the sports column

   la rubrica economica — the business column

   la rubrica politica — the political column

4. spot (part of a broadcast), time

   una rubrica sportiva di un programma televisivo — a spot on a television program on sport

Synonyms

• (column): cronaca

Derived terms

• rubricatura

See also

• blocchetto
• blocco

Anagrams

• carburi, carrubi, rubarci

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Latin

Etymology

From ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *reudh-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. red ochre, ruddle

Descendants

• Russian: рубрика (rubrika)

References

• “rubrica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Portuguese

Noun

rubrica f (plural rubricas)

1. initials or a simplified signature

Verb

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Spanish

Verb

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of rubricar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of rubricar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of rubricar.