ilhéu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ilheo (obsolete)

Etymology

From ilha +‎ -éu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈʎɛw/ [iˈʎɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈʎɛw/

• Rhymes: -ɛw
• Hyphenation: i‧lhéu

Noun

ilhéu m (plural ilhéus)

1. islet (small island)

Noun

ilhéu m (plural ilhéus, feminine ilhoa, feminine plural ilhoas)

1. islander (person who lives on an island)

Further reading

• “ilhéu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026