cercilho

Portuguese

Etymology

From cerce + -ilho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈsi.ʎu/ [sehˈsi.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈsi.ʎu/ [sehˈsi.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈsi.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈsi.ʎu/ [seχˈsi.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seɻˈsi.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈsi.ʎu/

• Hyphenation: cer‧ci‧lho

Noun

cercilho m (plural cercilhos)

1. a particular form of tonsure worn by some monks

Related terms

• círculo
• cercilhar

References

• https://dicionarium.com/cercilho/