cedilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ce*dil"la noun
Etymology
Sp. cedilla, cf. F. cédille; 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.
Definitions
  1. A mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in façade.

Webster 1913