peollo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin peduclus, from peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, diminutive of pēdis (louse), from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈoʎo/

Noun

peollo m (plural peollos)

  1. louse

Descendants

  • Fala: piollu
  • Galician: piollo, piolho (reintegrationist), pollo
  • Portuguese: piolho