empecilho

Portuguese

Etymology

From the verb empecer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈsi.ʎu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈsi.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈsi.ʎu/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈsi.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.peˈsi.ʎo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈsi.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.pɨˈsi.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -iʎu
• Hyphenation: em‧pe‧ci‧lho

Noun

empecilho m (plural empecilhos)

1. obstacle; hindrance

   Synonyms: obstáculo, impedimento

Further reading

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