sincelo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sĩˈse.lu/

Noun

sincelo m (plural sincelos)

1. icicle (a spike of ice formed when dripping water freezes)

   Synonym: senceno

Etymology 2

From Latin syncellus (“sharing the same cell”), from Ancient Greek σύγκελλος (súnkellos), albeit κέλλα (kélla) derives from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sĩˈsɛ.lu/

Noun

sincelo m (plural sincelos)

1. syncellus (an office of the Eastern Orthodox Church)

References

“sincelo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.