abrolho

Galician

Noun

abrolho m (plural abrolhos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of abrollo

Further reading

• “abrolho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin aperī oculōs (“open [your] eyes!”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɾo.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɾo.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɾo.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾo.ʎu/ [ɐˈβɾo.ʎu]

• Rhymes: -oʎu
• Hyphenation: a‧bro‧lho

Noun

abrolho m (plural abrolhos, metaphonic)

1. (usually in the plural) reef (rocks near the coast)

   Synonyms: arrecife, recife, restinga, escolho, baixio

2. (weaponry) a caltrop or sharp stick used as a booby trap

   Synonym: estrepe

Further reading

• “abrolho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “abrolho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “abrolho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024