terçol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• terçolho, treçolho

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *tertiolus, from Latin tertius. It may have been confused with a different word, hordeolus, which was the source of its Romance language equivalents, such as Spanish orzuelo, Italian orzaiolo, Catalan urçol, Romanian urcior. Compare also Galician tirizó.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈsɔw/ [tehˈsɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈsɔw/ [tehˈsɔʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾˈsɔw/ [teɾˈsɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁˈsɔw/ [teχˈsɔʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻˈsɔw/ [teɻˈsɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɔl/ [tɨɾˈsɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɔl/ [tɨɾˈsɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈsɔ.li/

• Hyphenation: ter‧çol

Noun

terçol m (plural terçóis)

1. (colloquial) stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)

   Synonyms: calázio, hordéolo, (colloquial) viúvo