tilde
tilde f2 [tilde tildes] BrE [ˈtɪldə] NAmE [ˈtɪldə] noun
1. the mark (~) placed over letters in some languages and some vowels in the International Phonetic Alphabet to show how they should be pronounced, as in España, São Paulo and penchant /[ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃] /
2. (also ˌswung ˈdash)the mark (~), used in this dictionary in some parts of an entry to represent the word in blue type at the top of the entry
See also: ↑swung dash
Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, based on Latin titulus ‘inscription, title’.
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