cílio

See also: cilio and Ĉilio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cilium, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, which is derived from *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cf. celha, inherited from the plural of the Latin word.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lju/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.li.u/, /ˈsi.lju/

Noun

cílio m (plural cílios)

eyelash

Related terms

supercílio
sobrancelha

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