braguilha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• breguilha, berguilha, verguilha

Etymology

From braga +‎ -ilha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈɡi.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈɡi.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈɡi.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈɡi.ʎɐ/ [bɾɐˈɣi.ʎɐ]

• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: bra‧gui‧lha

Noun

braguilha f (plural braguilhas)

1. fly (strip that hides the opening of trousers or underpants)

Further reading

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