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. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “bilhó” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “bilhó” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.