zorrilho

Portuguese

zorrilho

Alternative forms

sorrilho

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zorrillo. By surface analysis, zorro +‎ -ilho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /zoˈʁi.ʎu/ [zoˈhi.ʎu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /zoˈʁi.ʎu/ [zoˈχi.ʎu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zoˈʁi.ʎo/ [zoˈhi.ʎo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁi.ʎu/

Rhymes: -iʎu
Hyphenation: zor‧ri‧lho

Noun

zorrilho m (plural zorrilhos)

(Rio Grande do Sul) Andes skunk (Conepatus chinga)

Further reading

“zorrilho” in iDicionário Aulete.
“zorrilho” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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