gatilho

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Spanish gatillo ‎(“trigger”).

PronunciationEdit

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈt͡ʃi.ʎo/

NounEdit

gatilho m (plural gatilhos)

1. trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)
2. trigger (similar activation mechanism)
3. (figuratively) trigger (event that initiates others)

SynonymsEdit

• (lever used to fire a gun): disparador
• (event that initiates others): causa

Coordinate termsEdit

• (lever used to fire gun): cão, tambor, ferrolho

Related termsEdit

• engatilhado
• engatilhar