grilo

Esperanto

Hejma grilo (Acheta domesticus)

Etymology

From German Grille, Italian grillo, French grillon, all from Latin gryllus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrilo/

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• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: gri‧lo

Noun

grilo (accusative singular grilon, plural griloj, accusative plural grilojn)

1. cricket (insect)

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾilo/ [ˈɡɾi.lʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɡɾilo/ [ˈɡɾi.lʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈħɾilo/ [ˈħɾi.lʊ]

• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: gri‧lo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *grilo, from Latin gryllus, possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “kind of dance performed in Egypt”), possibly borrowed from Egyptian. Possibly doublet of grelo.

Noun

grilo m (plural grilos)

1. cricket (insect)

Derived terms

• grilar
• grileiro
• grilo ceboleiro
• grilo rei
• grilo toupa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of grilar

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “grilo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “grilo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “grilo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “grilo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.lu/

• Rhymes: -ilu
• Hyphenation: gri‧lo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *grilo, from Latin gryllus, possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “kind of dance performed in Egypt”), possibly borrowed from Egyptian.

Noun

grilo m (plural grilos)

1. cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
2. (informal) clock or watch
3. (Brazil, informal) worry, concern
4. (historical) one of the barefoot priests of the Order of Saint Augustine

Derived terms

• grilar
• grileiro
• grilídeo
• grilo-cantor
• grilo-preto
• grilo-toupeira

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of grilar

Further reading

• “grilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “grilo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “grilo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “grilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026