estilo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• estylo (pre-standardization spelling)
• estyllo (obsolete)
• estillo (obsolete)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin stilus (“stylus”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“pierce”). Doublet of esteio (inherited) and style (borrowed from English).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.lu/, /esˈt͡ʃi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.lu/, /esˈt͡ʃi.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃi.lu/, /eʃˈt͡ʃi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈt͡ʃi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈti.lu/

• Hyphenation: es‧ti‧lo

Noun

estilo m (plural estilos)

1. style (manner of doing things)
2. stylus (writing instrument)
3. (Portugal, swimming) stroke (a particular style of swimming)

   Synonym: nado

4. (Portugal, swimming, in the plural) medley

   Synonym: (Brazil) medley

   Vou participar na prova de 100m estilos. ― I will compete in the 100m medley.

5. (botany) style, stylet (the stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary in a pistil of a flower)

   Synonym: estilete

Derived terms

• (sense 1) estiloso; estilista
• (sense 5) heterostilia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtilo/ [esˈt̪i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: es‧ti‧lo

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin stilus.

Noun

estilo m (plural estilos)

1. style (way of doing things)
2. style (grace; fashionable skill)
3. (botany) style
4. stylus

Hyponyms

• estilo de vida
• estilo indirecto libre
• estilo libre

Derived terms

• de estilo
• estilar
• estilete
• estilismo
• estilista
• estilístico
• estilizar
• estilo antiguo
• estiloso
• libro de estilo
• por el estilo

Descendants

• → Tagalog: estilo, istilo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of estilar

Further reading

• “estilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• istilo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estilo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈtilo/ [ʔɛsˈt̪iː.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: es‧ti‧lo

Noun

estilo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜓ)

1. style; manner; method

   Synonyms: paraan, pamamaraan

2. style; fashion

   Synonyms: uso, moda

3. stylus