chilro

Galician

Noun

chilro m (plural chilros)

chirp (of a bird)
scar (permanent mark on the skin)

Synonyms

chío, rechouchío, chilreu
michazo, nique, bruzo, cicatrís

Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from chilrar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiw.ʁu/ [ˈʃiʊ̯.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiw.ʁu/ [ˈʃiʊ̯.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiw.ʁo/ [ˈʃiʊ̯.ho]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃil.ʁu/ [ˈʃiɫ.ʁu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃil.ʁu/ [ˈt͡ʃiɫ.ʁu]

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

Noun

chilro m (plural chilros)

chirp (of a bird)
Synonyms: chilreio, pio

Derived terms

chilrear

Further reading

“chilro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025