Cedilla

[sɪ'dɪlə]

Definition

(noun.) a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s.

Edited by Joanne--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A mark placed under the letter c [thus, c], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in facade.

Editor: Tess

Definition

n. a mark placed under the letter c (thus ) esp. in French to show that it is to have its soft sound of s where one would expect the hard as before a o u.

Checker: Olivier