lío

See also: lio, Lió, and li'o

Saramaccan

Lío

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese rio.

Noun

lío

1. river, stream

References

• lío in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Saramaccan-English Dictionary

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlio/ [ˈli.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: lí‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal of liar (“to bind, tie”).

Noun

lío m (plural líos)

1. bundle
2. (colloquial) trouble, hassle, problem, mess, pickle

   Synonyms: desorden, embrollo, pollo

3. (colloquial) lover, bit on the side
4. (colloquial) huddle

   Synonyms: embrollo, enredo

Derived terms

• armarse un lío, armar un lío
• hacerse la picha un lío
• lío de faldas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lío

1. first-person singular present indicative of liar

Further reading

• “lío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10