sincelo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unknown

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sĩˈse.lu/

Noun

sincelo m (plural sincelos)

  1. icicle (a spike of ice formed when dripping water freezes)
    Synonym: senceno

Etymology 2

From Latin syncellus (“sharing the same cell”), from Ancient Greek σύγκελλος (súnkellos), albeit κέλλα (kélla) derives from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sĩˈsɛ.lu/

Noun

sincelo m (plural sincelos)

  1. syncellus (an office of the Eastern Orthodox Church)

References

“sincelo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

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