estaca zero

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈta.kɐ ˈzɛ.ɾu/, /esˈta.kɐ ˈzɛ.ɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈta.kɐ ˈzɛ.ɾu/, /eʃˈta.kɐ ˈzɛ.ɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈta.ka ˈzɛ.ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈta.kɐ ˈzɛ.ɾu/

Noun

estaca zero f (plural estacas zeros)

  1. (topography) first milestone of a distance measured in a topographic survey (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. (figuratively) square one

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