1. A small curved mark (¸) placed beneath the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced like an s rather than a k.
Usage: Used in French, Portuguese, Spanish, and other languages.

Examples

• The French word 'façade' contains a cedilla under the c.
• In Portuguese, the cedilla appears in words like 'açúcar' (sugar).
• Without the cedilla, the c in 'façade' would be pronounced like a k.
• The cedilla is a diacritical mark that changes the sound of the letter c.
• Spanish uses the cedilla in words such as 'gracias' in some historical texts, though modern Spanish prefers the z.