espólio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spolium.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɔ.li.u/ [isˈpɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /isˈpɔ.lju/, /esˈpɔ.li.u/ [esˈpɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɔ.lju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɔ.li.u/ [iʃˈpɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈpɔ.lju/, /eʃˈpɔ.li.u/ [eʃˈpɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈpɔ.lju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɔ.li.o/ [esˈpɔ.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /esˈpɔ.ljo/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pó‧li‧o

Noun

espólio m (plural espólios)

  1. booty; plunder; loot; spoil (goods taken from defeated enemies)
  2. estate; collection; legacy
    espólio artístico ― artistic legacy
    espólio fotográfico ― photographic archive

References
  1. “espólio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “espólio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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