Definitions

1. noun

a diacritical mark used in the Spanish language to indicate that the preceding ‘c’ or ‘c’ with a ‘h’ should be pronounced as ‘th’ rather than ‘s’ or ‘ch’

“The writer noticed the cedilla above the ‘c’ in the Spanish word “célebre””

2. noun

a small hook or hook-like mark

“The printer’s malfunction caused a cedilla to appear at the end of the sentence”