xilindró

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• xelindró, chilindró (Portugal)

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.lĩˈdɾɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.lĩˈdɾɔ/

• Hyphenation: xi‧lin‧dró

Noun

xilindró m (plural xilindrós) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (colloquial) jail (place for the confinement of people)

   Synonyms: cadeia, prisão, xadrez