bilro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pilūlus, diminutive of pila (“ball”), from earlier birlo.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbiw.ʁu/ [ˈbiʊ̯.hu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbiw.ʁu/ [ˈbiʊ̯.χu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbiw.ʁo/ [ˈbiʊ̯.ho]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbil.ʁu/ [ˈbiɫ.ʁu]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -iwʁu, (Portugal) -ilʁu
  • Hyphenation: bil‧ro

Noun

bilro m (plural bilros)

  1. bobbin (in a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread)
  2. bobbin lace (a hand-made lace in which the thread is wound around bobbins on a padded cushion)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa, 1995

Further reading

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