rastilho

Portuguese

Etymology

From rasto +‎ -ilho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [hasˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [hasˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/ [χaʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁasˈt͡ʃi.ʎo/ [hasˈt͡ʃi.ʎo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃˈti.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -iʎu
• Hyphenation: ras‧ti‧lho

Noun

rastilho m (plural rastilhos)

1. fuse (cord used to ignite a charge)

   Synonym: pavio

   espalhar-se como um rastilho de pólvora ― to spread like wildfire (literally, “to spread oneself as a gunpowder fuse”)

2. (figurative) reason

   Synonyms: causa, origem

3. (figurative) track

   Synonym: rasto

Further reading

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