piolho

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Portuguese

piolho

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peollo, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, diminutive of pēdis (“louse”), from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. Compare Galician piollo, Spanish piojo, Catalan poll, French pou.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈo.ʎu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjo.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈo.ʎo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjo.ʎo/

  • Rhymes: -oʎu
  • Hyphenation: pi‧o‧lho

Noun

piolho m (plural piolhos)

  1. louse (insect)

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