rilhafoles

Portuguese

Etymology

From Rilhafoles, name of a mental hospital in Lisbon.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ʎaˈfɔ.lis/ [hi.ʎaˈfɔ.lis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ʎaˈfɔ.lis/ [hi.ʎaˈfɔ.lis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ʎaˈfɔ.liʃ/ [χi.ʎaˈfɔ.liʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ʎaˈfɔ.les/ [hi.ʎaˈfɔ.les]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ʎɐˈfɔ.lɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: ri‧lha‧fo‧les

Noun

rilhafoles m (invariable)

1. (Portugal, colloquial) mental hospital

   Synonym: manicómio

Related terms

• rilhafolesco

Further reading

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