🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

ponta de gôndola

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpõtɐ dʒi ˈɡõdolɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
End Cap/ɛnd kæp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O artigo promocional está em destaque na ponta de gôndola."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A display of products placed at the end of an aisle in a store, used to draw special attention to promotional items.

    "The grocery store featured the new organic snack chips on a prominent end-cap."
  2. 2

    A protective or decorative cap placed on the end of a rod, tube, or structural member.

    "Make sure to attach the plastic end-caps to the metal shelving units before assembly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'end cap' originates from the combination of 'end', derived from Old English 'endian', meaning 'to come to an end', and 'cap', from Latin 'cappa', meaning 'a covering'. The phrase has evolved to refer to a cover or closure for the end of an object, particularly in manufacturing and design contexts.

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