armadilha
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese armadilha, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Caipira) IPA(key): [aɻmaˈdʒija]
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): [aχmaˈdiʎa]
- Rhymes: -iʎɐ
- Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧di‧lha
Noun edit
armadilha f (plural armadilhas)
- trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)
- Synonym: cilada
- (figurative) pitfall; trap
Further reading edit
- armadilha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt