grilhão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: gri‧lhão

Noun

grilhão m (plural grilhões)

  1. shackle (restraint fit over a hand or foot)
  2. (figurative) prison, captivity, bondage

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