sarilho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sarillo, from earlier *serillo, from Vulgar Latin *sericlum < *sericulum, from Latin sēricum (“silk”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈɾi.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈɾi.ʎo/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ri‧lho

Noun

sarilho m (plural sarilhos)

  1. reel; spool (cylinder around which a cable is wound)
  2. (colloquial, usually in the plural) trouble
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