piolho

Portuguese
piolho

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peollo, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, diminutive of pēdis (“louse”), from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. Compare Galician piollo, Spanish piojo, Catalan poll, French pou.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈo.ʎu/ [pɪˈo.ʎu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjo.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈo.ʎo/ [pɪˈo.ʎo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjo.ʎo/

  • Rhymes: -oʎu
  • Hyphenation: pi‧o‧lho

Noun

piolho m (plural piolhos)

  1. louse (insect)

Hypernyms
  • pediculídeo

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • piolho de cobra
  • piolho-branco
  • piolho-cinzento
  • piolho-da-cabeça
  • piolho-da-couve
  • piolho-da-faveira
  • piolho-da-língua
  • piolho-da-roupa
  • piolho-das-abelhas
  • piolho-das-aves
  • piolho-das-galinhas
  • piolho-das-plantas
  • piolho-das-virilhas
  • piolho-de-galinha
  • piolho-de-padre
  • piolho-de-são-josé
  • piolho-de-urubu
  • piolho-do-corpo
  • piolho-do-fato
  • piolho-do-pessegueiro
  • piolho-do-púbis
  • piolho-dos-doentes
  • piolho-dos-peixes
  • piolho-dos-vegetais
  • piolho-humano
  • piolho-ladro
  • piolho-negro

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