Portuguese

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piolho

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese peollo, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, diminutive of pēdis (louse), from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. Compare Galician piollo, Spanish piojo, Catalan poll, French pou.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈo.ʎu/ [pɪˈo.ʎu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjo.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈo.ʎo/ [pɪˈo.ʎo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjo.ʎo/

  • Rhymes: -oʎu
  • Hyphenation: pi‧o‧lho

Noun

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piolho m (plural piolhos)

  1. louse (insect)

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