armadilho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armadillo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/ [aɦ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/ [aɦ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /aɻ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎo/ [aɦ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.mɐˈdi.ʎu/ [ɐɾ.mɐˈði.ʎu]

• Rhymes: -iʎu

Noun

armadilho m (plural armadilhos)

1. armadillo (order Cingulata)

   Synonym: tatu

Further reading

• “armadilho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “armadilho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026