supercílio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supercilium. Doublet of sobrancelha.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈsi.li.u/ [ˌsu.peɾˈsi.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˌsu.peɾˈsi.lju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsu.peɾˈsi.li.o/ [ˌsu.peɾˈsi.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌsu.peɾˈsi.ljo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsu.pɛɾˈsi.lju/

  • Rhymes: -iliu, -ilju
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧cí‧li‧o

Noun

supercílio m (plural supercílios)

  1. (chiefly literary or anatomy) synonym of sobrancelha

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