ladrillo

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From Old Spanish ladrillo, from a diminutive form of Latin later. Compare Portuguese ladrilho.

Pronunciation

Noun

ladrillo m (plural ladrillos)

  1. (construction) brick
    • 1484, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 445:
      cinco mil ladrillos ben cozidos e de boo barro
      five thousand bricks, correctly fired and made of good clay

References

Spanish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ladriello, a diminutive of Latin later.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /laˈdɾiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /laˈdɾiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /laˈdɾiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /laˈdɾiʒo/

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  • Syllabification: la‧dri‧llo

Noun

ladrillo m (plural ladrillos)

  1. brick
    Synonym: tocho

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: ladrilho
  • Asturian: lladriyu
  • Galician: ladrillo

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