bilhó

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin balaneola, diminutive of balanus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈʎɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈʎɔ/

• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: bi‧lhó

Noun

bilhó m (plural bilhós)

1. (regional) fried pumpkin and flour cake
2. (regional) walnut kernels
3. (regional) roasted chestnut without shell
4. (regional) toddler, fat and short

Derived terms

nouns

• bilhó da serra m

 

Further reading

• “bilhó”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bilhó”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “bilhó”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024