pabilo

See also: pábilo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pábilo
• pavíl

Etymology

From Old Spanish pavilo, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus. Doublet of papiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈbilo/ [paˈβ̞i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: pa‧bi‧lo

Noun

pabilo m (plural pabilos)

1. candlewick

Related terms

• despabilar
• espabilar

 

Descendants

• → Sardinian: pabilu

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “pabilo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 329

Further reading

• “pabilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014