espartilho

Portuguese

Um espartilho

Etymology

From esparto +‎ -ilho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [is.pahˈt͡ʃi.ʎu], /es.paʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [es.pahˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [is.pahˈt͡ʃi.ʎu], /es.paʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [es.pahˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.paɾˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/, /es.paɾˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.paʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [iʃ.paχˈt͡ʃi.ʎu], /eʃ.paʁˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [eʃ.paχˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.paɻˈt͡ʃi.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐɾˈti.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -iʎu
• Hyphenation: es‧par‧ti‧lho

Noun

espartilho m (plural espartilhos)

1. corset (woman’s garment that supports the waistline, hips and bust)

   Synonym: corset

Derived terms

• espartilhar

 

Further reading

• “espartilho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024