-ilho
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ʎu/
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Suffix
-ilho m (feminine -ilha, plural -ilhos, feminine plural -ilhas)
- forms diminutives
- trocado (“switched”) + -ilho → trocadilho (“pun; spoonerism”)
- esparto (“esparto, a plant used in fibre production”) + -ilho → espartilho (“corset”)
- andar (“to walk”) + -ilho → andarilho (“vagabond”)
Usage notes
Usually used when coining words with a different (and often derogatory) meaning, rather than giving the idea of small to the suffixed word (the more common function of diminutive).
Often found in Spanish loanwords containing -illo.