náilon

See also: nailon

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English nylon. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.lõ/ [ˈnaɪ̯.lõ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaj.lɔn/

• Hyphenation: ná‧i‧lon

Noun

náilon m (plural náilones)

1. alternative spelling of nylon

Further reading

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