gomil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From agomil, from Vulgar Latin *aquiminīle or *aquaminīle, from Late Latin aquamanīle, from Latin aqua (“water”) and the root of manus (“hand”). Compare Spanish aguamanil.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoˈmiw/ [ɡoˈmiʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuˈmil/ [ɡuˈmiɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuˈmi.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: go‧mil

Noun

gomil m (plural gomis)

  1. aquamanile (water vessel used to wash the hands)
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