cílio

See also: cilio and Ĉilio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cf. celha, inherited from the plural of the Latin word.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.li.u/ [ˈsi.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.lju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.li.u/ [ˈsi.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.lju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.li.o/ [ˈsi.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.ljo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lju/

• Rhymes: -iliu, -ilju
• Hyphenation: cí‧li‧o

Noun

cílio m (plural cílios)

1. eyelash

Related terms

• sobrancelha
• supercílio

Further reading

• “cílio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “cílio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025