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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cf. celha, inherited from the plural of the Latin word.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.lju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.lju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.li.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.ljo/
Noun
cílio m (plural cílios)
- eyelash
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