'cedilla' definitions:
Definition of 'cedilla'
From: WordNet
noun
A diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
Definition of 'cedilla'
From: GCIDE
- cedilla \ce*dil"la\ (s[-e]*d[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp. cedilla, cf. F. c['e]dille; dim. of zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z, because this letter was formerly written after the c, to give it the sound of s.] A mark placed under the letter c [thus, [,c]], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in fa[,c]ade. [1913 Webster]