armadilha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese armadilla, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ɐɾmɐˈdiʎɐ]
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): [aɹmaˈdʒiʎa]
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [aɻmaˈdʒiʎa]
  • (Caipira) IPA(key): [aɻmaˈdʒija]
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): [aχmaˈdʒiʎa]
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [aχmaˈdiʎa]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧di‧lha

Noun

armadilha f (plural armadilhas)

  1. trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)
  2. (figuratively) pitfall; trap

Further reading

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