pabilo

See also: pábilo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pábilo

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *papīlus, from Latin papȳrus. Doublet of papel and 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

• Portuguese: pavio

Further reading

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