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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gatillo (“trigger”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iʎu
- Hyphenation: ga‧ti‧lho
Noun
gatilho m (plural gatilhos)
- trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)
- Synonym: disparador
- trigger (similar activation mechanism)
- (figuratively) trigger (event that initiates others)
- Synonym: causa
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